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Navigate to containing declaration

Last modified: 23 September 2024

ReSharper | Navigate | Containing Declaration

Ctrl0[ (ReSharper_GotoContainingDeclaration)

When your caret is anywhere in the body of a type or a function, you can jump to the declaration of that type or function with a single shortcut.

Go to containing declaration

  1. Place the caret anywhere in the body of a type or a function.

  2. Press Ctrl0[ or choose ReSharper | Navigate | Containing Declaration from the main menu. Alternatively, you can press CtrlShift0A, start typing the command name in the popup, and then choose it there.

  3. ReSharper will place the caret to the declaration of the type or function.

  4. If the type or function is declared within another type, you can repeat step two to navigate to the declaration of the containing type.

tip

ReSharper provides a related feature — Select Containing Declaration (CtrlShift0[) .

note

Visual Studio has a similar shortcut Shift+Alt+[ that lets you jump to the beginning of the containing statement.

You can adjust this shortcut so that the caret jumps to the opening brace of each containing block. To do so, select Use Go to Containing Block (Shift+Alt+[) to jump to the opening brace on the Editor | Behavior page of ReSharper options Alt+R, O.

This feature is supported in the following languages and technologies:

Language: C#

Language: VB.NET

Language: C++

Language: HTML

Language: ASP.NET

Language: Razor

Language: JavaScript

Language: TypeScript

Language: CSS

Language: XML

Language: XAML

Language: Resx

Language: Build Scripts

Language: Protobuf

Language: JSON

Feature is available in C#

Feature is available in Visual Basic

Feature is available in C++

Feature is not available in HTML

Feature is available in ASP.NET

Feature is available in Razor

Feature is available in JavaScript

Feature is available in TypeScript

Feature is not available in CSS

Feature is not available in XML

Feature is available in XAML

Feature is not available in Resource files

Feature is not available in build script files

Feature is available in Protobuf

Feature is not available in JSON

The instructions and examples given here address the use of the feature in C#. For more information about other languages, refer to corresponding topics in the Languages and frameworks section.

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