How to go to type definition of an 'auto' in C++?

[rowbearto]

Lets say I have the below code in C++:

Code: [Select]

class FuncReturnType
{
}

FuncReturnType function()
{
...
}

auto var = function()

// I want to go put my cursor in 'var' below and do something similar to push-tag that takes
// me to the definition of the type of 'var' - i.e. it takes me to 'class FuncReturnType'
newfunction(var, xxx)

I would like to go to the definition of the type that 'var' is.

Is there something similar to 'push-tag' that will take me to the definition of the type of 'var' instead of where 'var' is defined?

See my comment above newfunction() in the code above for more clarity.

[Dennis]

There isn't, but it is a really good idea.  I am going to add an FR for this for the next release (and get to work on it soon).

A couple bits that are already there:

• Ctrl+Alt+,   (symbol-info-help) -- shows comments and evaluates return type (showing "Evaluated type: ..." after comments.  You can do this for most symbols.
• Preview Tool Window -- "Document > <language> Options... > Context Tagging" has an option for the preview tool window to show the evaluated type for the symbol under the cursor (again right after the comments)
• Mouse over symbol info help -- again there is an option under "Document > <language> Options... > Context Tagging" to show the evaluated return type for the symbol under the mouse.
• Ctrl+Dot (push-tag) -- sometimes what you need is pretty close under your finger tips, just jump to var, then jump to it's type, etc.
• Dot -- similar example, type "." after var, and you get Auto-list members, cursor down, pick one from the list, then click the green arrow on its comments to jump to the definition.

[rowbearto]

Thanks so much Dennis!