Marking Occurrences in the Source Code Editor

Context

The ABAP source code editor provides a highlighting feature for occurrences of local variables and parameters. It allows you to perform the following activities:

  • To mark the occurrences, click on the local variable or parameter in theeditor.
    Highlighting occurrences of local variables in the source editor
    Highlighting occurrences of local variables in the source editor
  • To navigate between the occurrences choose the toolbar icons (Next Annotation) and (Previous Annotation).
  • To search for occurrences, starting from the current position, open the context menu and choose the menu Start of the navigation pathSource Next navigation step Occurrences in FileEnd of the navigation path or press Ctrl + Shift + U.
  • To disable or enable this feature, use the marker icon in the toolbar.
  • To specify the preferences for marking, choose Start of the navigation pathWindow Next navigation step Preferences Next navigation step ABAP Development Next navigation step Source Code Editor Next navigation step Mark OccurrencesEnd of the navigation path
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