Structure tool window, File structure popup
- Structure tool window
View | Tool Windows | Structure or Alt07
This tool window displays the structure of a file currently opened in the editor and having the focus, or selected in the Project tool window.
For diagrams, this tool window shows the diagram preview.
It also displays the structure of a Jupyter Notebook, showing both Markdown and Python cells. For more information, refer to Jupyter Notebook Support.
Both views help quickly navigate through the file structure.
tip
For more information about member icons in the tree view of a file in the Structure tool window refer to Symbols.
The buttons on the header are common for all language contexts.
Icon | Tooltip | Description |
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View Options | Click this button to open the menu and configure the appearance of the tool window.
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Options | Click this button to open the Options menu. | |
HideShiftEsc | Hide the tool window ShiftEsc. To hide all the tool windows, press CtrlShiftF12. |
The Options context menu is common for all language contexts.
Option | Description |
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Expand All | Choose this option to expand all the nodes in the tool window. |
Collapse All | Choose this option to collapse all the nodes in the tool window. |
Navigate with Single Click | Choose this option to enable automatic navigation to the line of source code that corresponds to the selected node when the focus switches to the editor. |
Always Select Opened Element | Choose this option to have PyCharm automatically move the focus in the Structure tool window to the node that corresponds to the code where the caret is currently positioned in the editor. |
Speed Search Ctrl0F | Use the Speed Search bar to quickly find an item in the tool window. |
View Mode | This option lets you control the general appearance and behavior of the tool window. For more information, refer to Tool window view modes. |
Move to | For full information, refer to Move tool windows. |
Resize | To resize the tool window by moving one of its borders, select this command, and then select the necessary Stretch to option. For more information, refer to Resize tool windows. |
Remove from Sidebar | This option hides the tool window, removes the associated tool window button from the tool window bar, and removes the tool window from the quick access menu. |
- Alphabetically
Sorts elements within a class alphabetically.
- Fields
Displays all fields (properties) in the tree.
- Inherited
Displays all methods and fields inherited by the current class and accessible from it. The inherited members are displayed gray to distinguish them from the members defined in the current class.
- Inherited from Object
(Only for JavaScript, TypeScript, CoffeeScript files) Choose this option to display all the methods and fields inherited from the current Object.
- HTML Outline
(Only for HTML files) Displays HTML 5 outline of an HTML file
- DDL statements
(Only for SQL files) Displays only DDL statements (for example,
CREATE
,ALTER
,DROP
, and other statements).- DML statements
(Only for SQL files) Displays only DML statements (for example,
SELECT
,INSERT
,UPDATE
,DELETE
, and other statements).- Select statements
(Only for SQL files) Displays only
SELECT
statements.- Other
(Only for SQL files) Displays only statements that do not fall under the previous categories.
- Methods by Defining Type
(Only for JavaScript, TypeScript, CoffeeScript files) Groups all methods that override or implement the methods of a particular class or interface under the node that corresponds to this class or interface.
- Group by type
(Only for SQL files) Group statements by their type (for example, DDL statements, DML statements,
SELECT
statements, and Other).
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