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CliffyP
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56 Posts

Posted - Apr 24 2016 : 11:39:40 AM

I brought up this idea in: TOPIC_ID=12600

But figured it needed a request thread, so requesting it here.

Currently Find References window has a feature I refer to as the function context display. Where it will show the name of a function in which whose body a reference was found as a prefix in the displayed line like this:


Project
  File
    MyFunc: reference

I think this feature is good and helpful, but often I find that the abbreviated form can get confusing when you are dealing with overloads and virtuals across multiple classes.

So I was thinking it would be nice to have an option to show the full function declaration instead of the in-lined abbreviated form.

for example:


Project
  File
    void MyFunc(INT InVar)
      reference

or perhaps something even more contextual and show declaration and the specific caller as well:


Project
  File
    MyObject->MyFunc(InVar)
      void MyFunc(INT InVar)
        reference

Edited by - CliffyP on Apr 24 2016 11:43:42 AM

feline
Whole Tomato Software

United Kingdom
19024 Posts

Posted - Apr 25 2016 : 8:49:25 PM

So you are adding an extra group before you see the actual references, the calling function in your first example, is that correct? It is an interesting grouping, but it will make the list very cluttered if the calls are scattered around across several functions.

It makes some sense for showing more information though.

Instead of adding two extra groupings, how about the full function name of the calling function, when there is one:

void ClassHolder::MemberFunctionCallingOurFunction(INT inVar)

also, what happens when there is no function? e.g. the reference inside the class declaration. Just omit this node level? Then your results are at different levels of indent.

zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness

CliffyP
Ketchup Master

56 Posts

Posted - Apr 27 2016 : 12:05:01 PM

A little clutter is a small price to pay for more useful information that allows me to find what I'm looking for more efficiently.

"how about the full function name of the calling function"

That is what I meant by show the function declaration, its full signature.

"also, what happens when there is no function? e.g. the reference inside the class declaration. Just omit this node level? Then your results are at different levels of indent."

yes