Project Navigator - Project Navigator does not include entity in project hierarchy if the entity name contains a dash

AR#	21913	Search For Another Answer
Topic	Project Navigator
Last Updated	07/27/2010
Status	Active

Description

Project Navigator does not support using a dash in the entity name. 

Example 

entity my-component is 
Port ( RST : in std_logic; 
myout : out std_logic; 
CLK : in std_logic);  
end my-component; 

An entity with a dash in the name is not included in the project.

Solution

Project Navigator does not support dashes in an entity name because the dash might be used as a hierarchy separator. You should remove all dashes from the entity name. The most common way to resolve this issue is to use an underscore in place of the dash.