Available tools and techniques for navigating easily through ABL source files include:
Outline view—This view, part of the default
OpenEdge Editor perspective, shows all structural elements of the current file,
grouped by category. Clicking a node in the outline takes you quickly to the
corresponding location in the code.
Quick outline—Similar to the Outline view,
Quick Outline appears on demand in a pop-up window and offers several options
for viewing and navigating the code structure.
Opening include files—The context
(right-click) menu in the ABL Editor lets you open an include file declared in
the current file. You can also open include files from the Outline view and
Quick Outline.
Preprocessor view—This view displays the
code that is obtained after all the preprocessors (include files, preprocessor
definitions, and logic) are expanded. Syntax coloring and highlighting are
applied to the code in the Preprocessor view, so it
appears the same as the code in the ABL Editor.