Structure View

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Shows the hierarchy of source code or HTML displayed in the Code Editor, or components displayed on the Designer. When displaying the structure of source code or HTML, you can double-click an item to jump to its declaration or location in the Code Editor. When displaying components, you can double-click a component to select it on the form.

If your code contains syntax errors, they are displayed in the Errors node in the Structure View. You can double-click an error to locate the corresponding source in the Code Editor. ( (Not applicable for C++ development.)

Tip: You can control the content and appearance of the Structure View by choosing Tools > Options > Environment Options > Explorer and changing the settings.

Context Menu

Right-click the Structure View to display the following commands. The commands on the context menu depend on whether source code or components are displayed in the Structure View.

Item	Description
New	Adds a new node to the Structure View.
Rename	Changes the name of the selected node in the Structure View.
Edit	Displays a submenu allowing you to undo changes, cut, copy, paste, delete, or select all of the controls on the Designer.
Control	Displays a submenu allowing you to bring the selected control to the front or send it to the back of the the Designer.
Properties	Displays the Explorer Options dialog box allowing you to change the content and appearance of the Structure View.
Stay on Top	Displays the Structure View on top of the desktop even if other windows are displayed.
Dockable	Enables drag-and-dock for the Structure View.

Toolbar (C++)

The Structure view contains a toolbar for C++ application development that allows you to control how the contents of the Structure view are displayed. It consists of the following buttons:

Sort Alphabetically	Sorts the contents of the Structure view alphabetically.
Group by type	Groups items into folders by type in the Structure view.
Group by visibility	Groups class members into folders by visibility: public, protected, private, and published. For C++ , 'Classes' is a generic group that encompasses classes, structs, unions and templates.
Show function and variable type	Displays the type to the right of the member in the Structure view.
Filter by visibility (private, protected, public, _published)	Toggles the Structure view display through four different visibility levels. You can selectively display several different combinations of elements that were declared with the access specifiers __published, public, protected, and private. The four successive tooltips (with 1 - 4 vertical bars) indicate the elements that are currently being displayed, as follows: This Button Label and Tooltip Means the Following Elements Are Being Displayed Filter by visibility (__published) Only __published Filter by visibility (public, __published) Both public and __published Filter by visibility (protected, public, __published) Protected, public, and __published Filter by visibility (private, protected, public, __published) All four visibility levels

See Also

• Using the Structure View