Viewing Definition
Quick Definition Lookup shows you where and how your project symbols (tags, classes, methods/functions, fields, etc) are defined.
Definitions are shown in the Documentation pop-up window or in the Documentation tool window.
To view the definition of a symbol at caret
- Press Ctrl+Shift+I or choose .
- Alternatively, with Ctrl/⌘ key pressed, hover your mouse pointer or the cursor over the symbol. CLion displays the symbol as a link and shows its definition in a tooltip.
To open the definition in the Documentation tool window
- Move your mouse pointer within the tooltip and click in the upper-right corner.
To jump to the definition of the symbol
- When in the hover mode, just click the link into which the symbols has turned.
- To open the source code of the definition for editing and close the quick definition lookup window, click on the toolbar or press F4.
- To open the definition without closing the quick definition lookup window, click or press Ctrl+Enter.
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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Shift+Alt+Left Shift+Alt+Right | Navigate to the previous/next screen in the definition pop-up window after using hyperlinks in the definition. | |
F4 | Open the source code of the definition for editing, and close the quick definition lookup window. | |
Ctrl+Enter | Open the source code of the definition, and preserve the quick definition lookup window opened. |
Last modified: 24 July 2018