- On the main menu, choose .
- Press Ctrl+Shift+ICtrl+Shift+I.
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Keeping the CtrlControl key pressed, point with your mouse cursor to the symbol
of interest, so that it turns to a hyperlink, with the definition of the symbol displayed in a tooltip.
Clicking this hyperlink results in opening the respective definition page in the editor.
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Note
- Quick definition tooltip shows hyperlinks to the symbols involved.
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When you move your mouse pointer within the tooltip, a pin button
appears. If you pin
the tooltip, documentation for the symbol at caret is displayed in the Documentation Tool Window.
- Quick definition tooltip shows hyperlinks to the symbols involved.
Toolbar of the Quick Definition Lookup
Use the icons on the toolbar of the pop-up window to navigate to the source code of the definition and view its usages.
| Icon | Keyboard shortcut | Action |
|---|---|---|
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Alt+Shift+LeftCommand Shift Left
Alt+Shift+RightCommand Shift Right | Navigate to the previous/next screen in the definition pop-up window after using hyperlinks in the definition.
Note On a Mac OS X computer, you can also use the three-finger right-to-left and left-to-right swipe gestures. |
 | F4F4 | Open the source code of the definition for editing, and close the quick definition lookup window. |
 | Ctrl+EnterCtrl+Enter | Open the source code of the definition, and preserve the quick definition lookup window opened. |
 | Alt+F7Alt+F7 | Open the usages of the detected definition across the project in the Find tool window. |
