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Structure window

View | Tool Windows | Structure
Ctrl+Alt+7


This window displays the structure of the document in the active editor tab. The window is synchronized with the editor. As you switch to another editor tab, the window displays the structure of the corresponding file.

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To search items in the Structure window, just start typing a name or a CamelHumps abbreviation.

In the Structure window, you can:

Toolbar Controls

ControlNameDescription
/help/img/rider/2017.1/icon_sort_alphabetically.png Sort Alphabetically Changes the structure view so that all symbols in the current document appear in the alphabetical order.
/help/img/rider/2017.1/ThemedIcon.ExpandAll.Screen.[Gray].png /help/img/rider/2017.1/ThemedIcon.CollapseAll.Screen.[Gray].png Expand All/ Collapse All
Ctrl+NumPad Plus/ Ctrl+NumPad Minus
Expands/collapses all nodes in the current tab.
/help/img/dotnet/2017.2/ThemedIcon.SyncCaretToView.Screen.[Gray].png Track Caret in Editor When this button is pressed, items in the window are highlighted according to the position of the caret in the editor.
/help/img/dotnet/2017.2/ThemedIcon.SyncViewToCaret.Screen.[Gray].png Automatically Scroll to Source When this button is pressed, source code in the editor is scrolled according to the items selected in the window.

Title bar context menu and buttons

You can right-click on the window title bar and use the context menu to configure its viewing mode, associate the window with a different tool window bar, or resize and hide the window.

You can also use the toolbar buttons:

IconShortcutDescription
/help/img/idea/2017.2/icon_expand_all_on_title_bar.pngCtrl+NumPad PlusUse this button to expand all nodes in the current view.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/icon_collapse_all_on_title_bar.pngCtrl+NumPad MinusUse this button to collapse all expanded nodes in the current view.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/icon_viewMode.png Click this button to access a subset of the context menu commands that let you configure window's viewing mode.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/icon_hideSide.png Shift+Escape Use this command to hide the tool window. You can also use it in combination with the Alt key to hides all tool windows attached to the same tool window bar.
Last modified: 11 October 2017

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