SlickEdit User Guide

CONTEXT TAGGING®
you’re currently typing. If a unique match is not found, a list is displayed allowing the selection of the exact
match. See Completions for more information.
Symbol Browsing
SlickEdit® gives you the ability to browse and view symbols in your files or workspaces. There are several
tool windows that display information as you work to help you find what you need exactly when you need it:
• Class - This tool window provides an outline view of both the members of the current class as well
as any visible inherited members. It also shows the inheritance hierarchy of the current class. The
Class tool window is docked as a tab on the left side of the editor by default.
• Current Context - Current Context displays the logical location of the cursor within your code. If it
is within a class, it displays the class name. If it is within a function, it displays the function name. If
the function is within a class, it displays the class and the function name. The tool window is
docked in the top upper-right section of the editor by default.
• Defs - The Defs (Definitions) tool window contains the defs (definitions) browser, which provides
an outline view of symbols in the current workspace. It is docked as a tab on the left side of the
editor by default.
• Find Symbol - This tool window is used to locate symbols (tags) in your code. It allows you to
search for symbols by name using either a regular expression, substring, or fast prefix match. This
window can be displayed by clicking Search > Find Symbol or by using the gui_search
command.
• Preview - The Preview tool window provides a portal for viewing information in other files without
having to open them in the editor. It automatically shows this information when you are working
with certain features. This window is docked as a tab on the bottom of the editor by default.
• References - This window displays the list of symbol references (uses) found the last time that
you used the Go to Reference feature (Ctrl+/ or push_ref command—see Symbol Navigation for
more information).
• Symbols - The Symbols tool window contains the symbol browser, which lists symbols from all of
the tag files. It is docked as a tab on the left side of the editor by default.
• Symbol Properties - This window displays detailed information about the symbol at the cursor
location. It can be displayed by clicking View > Toolbars > Symbol Properties or by using the
activate_tag_properties_toolbar command.
For more detailed information about these tool windows and how SlickEdit can help you browse symbols,
see Symbol Browsing. For information about how to navigate between symbols in files, see Symbol
Navigation.
Statement Level Tagging
Statement Level Tagging is a feature of Context Tagging® that provides a more detailed view of items in
the Defs tool window for C/C++, Java, Python, and Visual Basic .NET. Along with definitions, view
constructs like if, while, and for statements. It also displays every non-comment line of code. To see this
feature in action, from the Defs Tool Window, right-click and select Show Statements.
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