Programming assistance
There are several features in the editor that assist you during your software development. This page describes various tasks related to using the editor.
Navigating in the insertion point history
The current position of the insertion point is added to the insertion point history by actions like Go to definition and clicking on the result for the Find in Files command. You can jump in the history either forward or backward by using the Navigate Forward 
and Navigate Backward 
buttons (or by pressing Alt + Right Arrow or Alt + Left Arrow).
Navigating to a function
Click the Go to function 
button in the top-right corner of the editor window to list all functions defined in the source file displayed in the window. You can then choose to navigate directly to one of the functions by clicking it in the list. Note that the list is refreshed when you save the file.
Finding a definition or declaration of a symbol
To see the definition or declaration of a global symbol or a function, you can use these alternative methods:
In the editor window, right-click on a symbol and choose the Go to definition or Go to declaration command from the context menu that appears. If more than one declaration is found, the declarations are listed in the Declarations window from where you can navigate to a specific declaration.
In the Outline window, double-click on a symbol to view the definition
In the Outline window, right-click on a symbol, or function, and choose the Go to definition command from the context menu that appears
The definition of the symbol or function is displayed in the editor window.
Finding references to a symbol
To find all references for a specific symbol, select the symbol in the editor window, right-click and choose Find All References from the context menu. All found references are displayed in the References window.
You can now navigate between the references.
Finding function calls for a selected function
To find all calls to a function, select the function in the editor window or in the Outline window, right-click and choose Find All Calls to from the context menu. The result is displayed in the Call Graph window.
You can navigate between the function calls.
Switching between source and header files
If the insertion point is located on an #include line, you can choose the Open "header.h" command from the context menu, which opens the header file in an editor window. You can also choose the command Open Header/Source File, which opens the header or source file with a corresponding filename to the current file, or activates it if it is already open. This command is available if the insertion point is located on any line except an #include line.
Displaying source browse information
To open the Outline window, choose View>Source Browser>Outline. Source browse information is displayed for the active build configuration.
Text searching
There are several standard search functions available in the editor:
Quick search text box
Find dialog box
Replace dialog box
Find in Files dialog box
Replace in Files dialog box
Incremental Search dialog box.
Type the text you want to search for and press Enter.
Press Esc to stop the search. This is a quick method of searching for text in the active editor window.
Before you use the search commands, choose Tools>Options>Editor and make sure the Show bookmarks option is selected.
Choose the appropriate search command from the Edit menu. For more information about each search function, see Edit menu.
To remove the blue flag icons that have appeared in the left-hand margin, right-click in the Find in Files window and choose Clear All from the context menu.