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| Opening an Editor for a Selected Element |
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| Opening an Editor for a Selected Element |
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| You can select the name of a type, method, or field in the Java source editor or in the scrapbook and open an editor on the definition of the element. |
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| In the Java editor, select the name of a type, method, or field. You can also just click into the name once. |
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| Do one of the following: |
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| From the menu bar, select <strong>Navigate</strong> > <strong>Open Declaration</strong> |
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| From the editor's pop-up menu, select <strong>Open Declaration</strong> |
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| Press <strong>F3</strong> |
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| Hold down the <strong>Ctrl</strong> key. |
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| In the Java editor, move the mouse over the name of a type, method, or field until the name becomes underlined. |
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| Click the hyperlink once. |
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| If there are multiple definitions of the same name, a dialog is shown, and you can select one definition that you want to open. |
| An editor opens containing the selected element. |
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| <a href="../concepts/concept-java-editor.htm">Java editor</a> |
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| <a href="../reference/ref-menu-navigate.htm">Navigate menu</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/views/ref-viewsandeditors.htm">Views and editors</a> |
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