Once built , hierarchies can be brought up for close examination in the Hierarchy tool window.
On this page:
- To show the Hierarchy tool window, do one of following
- To navigate between the tabs of the Hierarchy window, do one of the following
- To toggle between views, use the toolbar of the Hierarchy tool window
Showing the Hierarchy tool window
The Hierarchy tool window is not shown when there are no hierarchies to display. You have to build hierarchies first.
Refer to Building Class Hierarchy , Building Call Hierarchy, and Building Method Hierarchy to learn how to build hierarchies.
- On the main menu, choose .
- Use Alt+8 keyboard shortcut.
Navigating between the tabs of the Hierarchy tool window
- Right-click the currently displayed tab, and choose / on the context menu.
- Use the Alt+Right and Alt+Left keyboard shortcuts.
- Click the currently displayed tab, and choose the next tab to display.
Toggling between views
Toggling between views means showing ascending or descending hierarchy (callee vs. caller methods, parent vs. children classes etc.)
- Click
to show caller methods, or supertypes. - Click
to show callee methods, or subtypes.