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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.

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For markup languages, IntelliJ IDEA retrieves definitions of symbols from the specified DTD or schema. For details, see HTML and XML.

View the definition of a symbol at caret

  • Select a symbol and press Ctrl+Shift+I or choose View | Quick Definition.

Open the definition in the Documentation tool window

  • In the hover mode, move your mouse pointer within the tooltip and click Pin button in the upper-right corner.

Jump to the definition of the symbol

  • When in the hover mode, just click the link into which the symbol has turned.

  • To open the source code of the definition for editing and close the quick definition lookup window, click icons actions edit svg on the toolbar or press F4.

  • To open the definition without closing the quick definition lookup window, click View the definition source code or press Ctrl+Enter.

Last modified: 20 November 2018

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