Building Hierarchies

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PhpStorm provides facilities for building the following hierarchies:

Type hierarchies that show parent and children classes of a class.
Method hierarchies that show classes where a method:
- Is defined.
- Is not defined.
- Should be defined if the class is not abstract.
Call hierarchies that show callers (supertypes) or callees (subtypes) of a method.

When built, a hierarchy can be immediately viewed and examined in the Hierarchy tool window. By default, every new built hierarchy overwrites the contents of the current tab. You can retain the current tab and have the next hierarchy built in a new one.

To build a hierarchy of types

Select the desired class in the Project tool window or open it in the editor.
On the main menu, choose Navigate | Type Hierarchy or just press Ctrl+HCtrl+HCtrl+HCtrl+HCtrl+HAlt+HAlt+Shift+F12F4Control HControl HF4.

To build a method hierarchy

Open the file in the editor and place the caret at the declaration of the desired method. Alternatively, select the desired method in the Project view.
On the main menu, choose Navigate | Method Hierarchy or press Ctrl+Shift+HCtrl+Shift+HCtrl+Shift+HCtrl+Shift+HCtrl+Shift+HCtrl+Shift+HCtrl+Shift+HCtrl+Shift+HMeta Shift HMeta Shift HMeta Shift H.

To build a hierarchy of method calls

Open the file in the editor and place the caret at the declaration or usage of the desired method. Alternatively, select the desired method in the Project view.
On the main menu, choose Navigate | Call Hierarchy or press Ctrl+Alt+HCtrl+Alt+HCtrl+Alt+HCtrl+Alt+HCtrl+Alt+HCtrl+Alt+HCtrl+Alt+HCtrl+Alt+HControl Alt HControl Alt HControl Alt H.

To retain a hierarchy tab

In the Hierarchy tool window, click the Pin Tab button on the toolbar.

See Also

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Hierarchy Tool Window

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