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Go to Type Declaration

Navigate | Type Declaration
Ctrl+Shift+F11

While the Go to Declaration command navigates you to the place where a symbol is declared, the Type Declaration command navigates to the declaration of the type of the currently selected symbol. For example, if you have a variable Foo myVar = new Foo(); and invoke this command on a usage of myVar, it will bring you to the declaration of the class Foo. If you invoke this command on a function, it navigates to the function's return type.

For variables of generic types, this command allows you to navigate to the generic type declaration as well as to declarations of all generic parameters. For example, suppose you have a type class MyGeneric<X, Y> and a variable of this type var myGeneric = new MyGeneric<Author, Book>();. Invoking this command on any usage of myGeneric, you will be able to choose the navigation destination between MyGeneric, Author, and Book classes.

To navigate to the type of a symbol

  1. Place the caret on a symbol in the editor or select the symbol in the Structure tool window.
  2. Press Ctrl+Shift+F11 or choose Navigate | Type Declaration in the main menu.
  3. If the type of the symbol has only one declaration, JetBrains Rider will navigate to it directly.
  4. If there are several declarations (e.g. in case of a partial lass), they will be listed in the drop-down list. Do one of the following:
    • Click on the desired item to open it in the editor.
    • Select the desired item by pressing Up and Down and then press Enter to open it in the editor.
    • To view and analyze the list of matched items in the Find Results window, click Show in Find Results ThemedIcon SearchResults Screen Gray or press + on the numeric keypad.

If the item you navigate to belongs to the current solution, JetBrains Rider opens the corresponding file in the editor and places the caret at the symbol declaration. If it is found in referenced libraries, JetBrains Rider decompiles the corresponding assembly and locates the symbol in the decompiled file.

Last modified: 27 December 2017

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