Presentation options for compiled code

Last modified: 15 May 2024

Depending on the settings, on the availability of PDB information, and on the applied navigation command, ReSharper can present compiled code in the editor in different ways:

  • Metadata view — this view only shows signature of the type and signatures of all its members. You can also display this view by applying the Navigate To: Metadata View command from the editor or from the Assembly Explorer window.

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    You can use File Structure window as an alternative to using Metadata View.

  • Decompiled code — this view displays decompiled C# code corresponding to the type that you open or navigate to. This view is used by default if no debug information is available for the type or if you deliberately navigated to this view using the Navigate To: Decompiled Sources command.

  • Code from symbol files — this view displays original source code from symbol files in C# or VB.NET. ReSharper retrieves symbol files either from local sources or from symbol servers using debug information.

To configure how the decompiled code is presented in the editor, use the following checkboxes on the Tools | External Sources page of ReSharper options Alt+R, O:

To view the summary and the presentation mode of an opened document, right-click its tab header and choose External Source Information in the context menu. In the dialog that appears, you can learn name and location of the assembly where the document belongs as well as the external source provider - metadata viewer, decompiler or symbol server.