Sublime Text 2 file include pattern

Question

I know that a file exclude pattern can be set in Sublime Text's project/default settings, but is it also possible to only include files based on a pattern?

For example, when working with my C++ projects, I tend to have files in the same folder that are not necessarily source files.

Can I explicitly tell Sublime Text to show me only *.cpp, *.h, and *.txt files while ignoring everything else?

Answer 1

List the extensions you want included in file_include_patterns. The following works for me with ST3 project files, don't have ST2 handy to test.

{
  "folders":
  [
    {
      "name": "My Project",
      "path": ".",
      "file_include_patterns": [
        "*.cpp",
        "*.h"
      ]
    }
  ]
}