I hope you are using all those great code editor features every day. However, how many times were you scrolling the code editor window just to find one method's implementation? How about having more than one class declaration in the interface section - how fast can you locate the class implementation?

The answer is: Delphi Code Editor Navigation!

Code Explorer

When you select an item in the Code Explorer, the cursor moves to that item's implementation in the Code editor.

Once you are "inside" the code, you could be tempted to jump to the item's declaration in the interface section. This is where code (or module) navigation comes handy.

Code Browser, Code Navigation

Now try this: hold down the Ctrl key and move the mouse over an identifier. It will turn into a hyperlink, and the mouse cursor will turn into a pointing hand. Clicking on the hyperlink will take you to the identifier’s declaration. You get the same effect by choosing Find declaration from the editor's context menu, or by hitting the Alt + UpKey key combination.

Note: you can even browse through the VCL source is you Delphi version has one.

Module Navigation

Some exercises for you...

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