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Inspection Results window

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ReSharper_ShowInspectionWindow

This tool window can display results from different code analysis and exploration features in different tabs.

In this topic:

Code inspection results

These results include code issues found in a specific scope. For example, when you run code inspection for project or solution , look for similar code issues, or open issue reports from file.

All code issues displayed in this window have icons that indicate their severity level:

  • /help/img/dotnet/2016.3/ThemedIcon.Error.Screen.[Gray].png - Error
  • /help/img/dotnet/2016.3/ThemedIcon.Warning.Screen.[Gray].png - Warning
  • /help/img/dotnet/2016.3/ThemedIcon.SeveritySuggestion.Screen.[Gray].png - Suggestion
  • /help/img/dotnet/2016.3/ThemedIcon.SolutionAnalysisHint.Screen.[Gray].png - Hint
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Call tracking results

When you explore incoming or outgoing call chains, the results are displayed in a tree view, for example:

Outgoing calls in the Inspection Results window

Value tracking results

When you explore value origins and destinations, the results are also displayed in a tree view, for example:

Value origin hierarchy in the Inspection Results window

Window tabs

When you open new inspection results in the window, they are displayed in new tabs, which show up on the left. The previously open tabs move to the right if the with of the window allows, otherwise they unload themselves saving memory - but you can always restore them by clicking the arrow that appears to the right of the tabs and choosing the desired tab:

Tool window tabs

To prevent a tab from unloading, click the pin icon /help/img/dotnet/2016.3/ThemedIcon.Pin.Screen.[Gray].png next to the tab title.

Toolbar Controls

ControlNameDescription
/help/img/dotnet/2016.3/ThemedIcon.Refresh.Screen.[Gray].png Refresh Updates window content to reflect any changes made in the code.
/help/img/dotnet/2016.3/ThemedIcon.ExpandAll.Screen.[Gray].png /help/img/dotnet/2016.3/ThemedIcon.CollapseAll.Screen.[Gray].png Expand All/ Collapse All Expands/collapses all nodes in the current tab.
/help/img/dotnet/2016.3/ThemedIcon.Up.Screen.[Gray].png /help/img/dotnet/2016.3/ThemedIcon.Down.Screen.[Gray].png Previous/ Next Shift+F8/F8 Navigate to the previous/next item and scrolls through the source code accordingly.
/help/img/dotnet/2016.3/ThemedIcon.PreviewToggle.Screen.[Gray].png Show Preview Ctrl+P Hides or shows the pane with a preview of the selected item in the position specified using the drop-down list (in the bottom or in the right part of the window).
/help/img/dotnet/2016.3/ThemedIcon.Export.Screen.[Gray].png Export Click this button to export the data currently displayed in the window in text format, or use the drop-down selector to export the data in XML or HTML format. The Export Data dialog that appears, will help you to save the data to a file or copy it to the clipboard.
/help/img/dotnet/2016.3/ThemedIcon.FilterIssues.Screen.[Gray].png Filter Issues Click this button to open the Filter Issues dialog and customize filtering for the displayed code issues
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Group by Defines how code issues should be grouped. Several options are provided:
  • None
  • File
  • Directory and File
  • Project Structure
  • Issue Category
  • Issue Type
  • Issue Category and Issue Type
  • Issue Category and File
  • Issue Category and Project Structure
  • Issue Type and File
  • Issue Category, Issue Type and File
  • Issue Category and Issue Severity
  • Issue Category, Issue Severity and File
  • Issue Severity
  • Issue Severity and File
  • Issue Severity and Issue Category
  • Issue Severity, Issue Category and File
Qualifier Defines how incoming or outgoing calls should be displayed. Several options are provided:
  • Class
  • Namespace and Class
  • Project, Namespace and Class
Context Defines how value origin or value destination should be displayed. Several options are provided:
  • None
  • Namespace
  • Namespace and Type
  • Namespace, Type and Member
  • Type and Member
  • Type
  • Project
  • Project and Folder
  • Project, Folder and File
  • File
Last modified: 12 October 2017

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