IntelliJ IDEA suggests convenient means of navigation within Grails applications. The following cases are possible:
- Between a controller action and a view with the same name.
- From
redirectandrendermethods to the corresponding controllers and actions.
- In a controller, with the caret within an action: Click the icon
in the left gutter:

The corresponding<name>.gspfile opens in the editor. - In a view file
<name>.gsp: click the Controller button on the scaffolding toolbar:
The corresponding controller opens in the editor, with the caret resting before the action name.
- With the caret at the template name, press ⌘B, ⌘Button1 Click, Button2 Click, ⌘B, ⌘Button1 Click or Button2 Click⌘B, ⌘Button1 Click, Button2 Click, ⌘B, ⌘Button1 Click or Button2 ClickF3, ⌃Button1 Click, F3 or ⌃Button1 ClickF12, ⇧ F2, ^ B, ^ Button1 Click, Button2 Click, F12, ⇧F2, ⌃B, ⌃Button1 Click, Button2 Click, F12, ⇧F2, ⌃B, ⌃Button1 Click or Button2 Click^ ⌥ G, Escape, Period, ⌥ Period, ^ Button1 Click, ⌃⌥G, ⎋, ., ⌥., ⌃Button1 Click, ⌃⌥G, ⎋, ., ⌥. or ⌃Button1 Click
- Keeping ^ pressed, click the template name:
