Using code browsing in the Delphi IDE

10/31/2006 5:36:01 PM #

Hi Steve,

as far as I am concerned, you guessed correctly: I didn't know that ctrl-click also works in the completion listbox. Thanks for mentioning it.

Actually I have found lately that there are quite a few littles gems of the Delphi IDE that I didn't know about. Some of Nick's demos were quite an eye opener for that too.

twm

Thomas Mueller

10/31/2006 8:36:46 PM #

It doesn't work very well in Delphi 7 - may have been improved in later versions. It only works about half the time, but always takes a very long time (maybe 30 seconds) to complete on my project. When it works, it still helps, but half the time I end up wasting my time, and then have to find the symbol manually anyway.

JB

10/31/2006 8:48:16 PM #

Hi JB,
  It's been awhile since I've worked in D7 but I believe you're right and it undoubtedly works better in BDS 2006. In the 1000's of bugs that we fixed in BDS 2006 there were a number related directly to code browsing and I use it all the time now.

-Steve

Steve Trefethen

10/31/2006 11:12:14 PM #

AFAIK in D7 code browsing strictly depends on debug symbol being available or something alike. If the application was compiled without them it does not work well, or does not work at all.
Because Borland since Delphi 1 decided that saving/loading differen t compiler configuration was not needed because developers like to open the project options box every time and activate/deactivate all those little checkmarks, sometimes you get a non-working code browser.

Ideon

11/1/2006 10:42:45 AM #

Didn't know about the keyboard shorcut. Always bugged me that I had to use the mouse to navigate to some position (as opposed to VS where I just press F12)... good to know, thanks.

Fritz

11/1/2006 4:32:17 PM #

So Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down belongs to Code browsing technically? From the IDE shortcut listing on your homepage, I got the impression it would belong to Class Completion, since its in that category there.
Would actually be good to know to make sure QC report are in the correct area!

Sebastian

11/1/2006 5:23:28 PM #

Hi Sebastian,
  Code browsing is:

- Alt-Left Arrow: browse back
- Alt-Right Arrow: browse forward
- Alt-Up Arrow: browse to symbol
- Ctrl+Left mouse click: browse to symbol

There is no Ctrl+Shift up/down in code browsing.

If you look on this page:

homepages.borland.com/.../index.php

The code browsing keys listed are correct.

-Steve

Steve Trefethen

11/1/2006 8:03:13 PM #

Steve,

thanks for clarifying. I confused those. So I assume Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down (navigate between declaration and implementation) is part of Class Completion.

Oh and BTW: I tried Alt+Up in a Code Completion window and unfortunately it didn't browse to the symbol, so it seems this is not supported.
Even stranger if I then used Up+Down to select a different CC entry, the entry was getting blank. Should I QC the latter/former/both?

Thanks

Sebastian

Sebastian

11/1/2006 8:25:14 PM #

Hi Sebastian,
  You're welcome, and yes the Ctrl-Shift Up/down are part of class completion.

Alt+Up doesn't work in the code completion list only Ctrl-Clicking does to browse to that symbol. Alt+Up only works within the code editor while the cursor is on a symbol.

This last issue sounds like a bug and logging that to QC would be great.

-Steve

Steve Trefethen

11/1/2006 8:57:40 PM #

Steve,

here's the QC: http://qc.borland.com/wc/qcmain.aspx?d=36001

Sebastian

Sebastian

11/2/2006 9:06:30 AM #

Thank you! I didn't know about ALT+Up and Ctrl+Click in the completion list. Very usefull tip!

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6/27/2008 10:57:58 AM #

Oh..Thanks,  Today only i know can browse code using Ctrl+Click on code completion..Thanks.

Is there any way to browse the code file programmatically ?

..i mean, i have a form with a TButton,  i would like to browse the buttonclick event handler at runtime by just doubleclick on button..

Thanks
Basil

Basil

6/27/2008 2:41:03 PM #

Basil,
  Since Delphi is a compiled language there is no way to view source code for event handlers at runtime.

Steve Trefethen