Structure Tool Window, File Structure Popup

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Structure tool window

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.

View | Tool Windows | Structure
Alt+7Alt+7

File Structure pop-up window

This pop-up window displays the structure of a file, currently opened in the editor and having the focus.

Navigate | File Structure
Ctrl+F12Ctrl+F12

Both views help quickly navigate through the files' structure. Refer to the section Navigating with Structure Views.

This section describes the buttons on the title bar of the tool window and the options on the context menu of the title bar. Turn these options on and off to have elements of certain types hidden or shown and configure the way they are presented.

The buttons on the title bar are common for all language contexts. The set of options on the context menu depends on the context.

Title Bar
HTML, XML
PHP

Tip

Refer to the section Symbols for the member icons in the tree view of a file in the Structure tool window.

Title Bar

The buttons on the title bar are common for all language contexts.

Item	Tooltip	Description
	Collapse AllCtrl+Subtract; Ctrl+MinusCtrl+Subtract; Ctrl+Minus	Click this button to have all the nodes in the tool window collapsed.
	Expand AllCtrl+Add; Ctrl+EqualsCtrl+Add; Ctrl+Equals	Click this button to have all the nodes in the tool window expanded.
		Click this button to open the context menu and configure the appearance of the tool window, its viewing mode, and the way it presents the structure of the current file by turning the menu items on or off.
	Hide Shift+EscapeShift+Escape	Click this button to hide the tool window.

HTML, XML

Item	Description
HTML5 Outline	Select this check box to view HTML 5 outline of a HTML file:
Autoscroll to Source	Turn on 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.
Autoscroll from Source	Turn on this option to have PhpStorm automatically move the focus in the Structure tool window to the node that corresponds to the code where the cursor is currently positioned in the editor.

Item	Description
Sort Alphabetically	Turn on this option to have the elements within a class sorted alphabetically.
Group Methods by Defining Type	Turn on this option to have all the methods that override/implement the methods of a particular class/interface grouped under the node that corresponds to this class/interface.
Show Fields	Turn on this option to have all fields (properties) shown in the tree.
Show Inherited	Turn on this option to display all the methods and fields inherited by the current class and accessible from it. The inherited members are displayed gray to tell them from the members defined in the current class.
Autoscroll to Source	Turn on 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.
Autoscroll from Source	Turn on this option to have PhpStorm automatically move the focus in the Structure tool window to the node that corresponds to the code where the cursor is currently positioned in the editor.

PHP

Title Bar

Besides the buttons that are common for all language contexts, the title bar in the PHP context contains two additional toggle buttons.

Item	Description
PHP	Toggle this button to view the hierarchy of PHP elements. The button is always present on the toolbar but is enabled only when the current PHP class or file contains fragments of HTML code.
HTML	Toggle this button to view the hierarchy of HTML elements in a PHP class or file. The button is only available is the current PHP class or file contains fragments of HTML code.

Context Menu

Item	Description
Sort by Visibility	Turn on this option to have the items sorted by their visibility in the following order: public - protected - package local - private.
Sort Alphabetically	Turn on this option to have the elements within a class sorted alphabetically.
Show Inherited	Turn on this option to display all the 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.
Show Includes	Turn on this option to have all files included through include or require statements shown in the tree.
Show Fields	Turn on this option to have all fields (properties) shown in the tree.
Show Constants	Turn on this option to have constants shown in the tree.
Autoscroll to Source	Turn on 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.
Autoscroll from Source	Turn on this option to have PhpStorm automatically move the focus in the Structure tool window to the node that corresponds to the code where the cursor is currently positioned in the editor.

See Also

Procedures:

Reference:

Symbols

Getting Started:

PhpStormTool Windows

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