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Definition and type definition

Last modified: 22 October 2024

The Quick Definition popup shows you where and how a project symbol (class, method/function, field, etc) is defined:

Quick definition popup

You can open a definition in the Find tool window. To do so, click the Options icon in the top-right corner of the popup and click Open in Find tool window Open in Find Tool Window.

To open the source code of the definition for editing and close the popup, click the Options icon and then click Edit Edit Source (F4).

Quick definition popup options