Getting Orientation in the Source Code Using Breadcrumbs

Prerequisites

Select the breadcrumb icon from the tool bar to display the breadcrumb bar in the source code editor.

Context

The breadcrumb functionality helps you to orientate and to navigate within the source code of a development object. It provides you the same structural information like the Outline view.

Figure 1: Displaying siblings of an element in the breadcrumb bar

You can display the breadcrumb bar in the source code editor of the following source code-based development objects:

ABAP classes
ABAP interfaces
ABAP programs
ABAP includes
ABAP function group main inlcudes
ABAP function group inlcudes
ABAP function modules

Example

You are working on a long method where you cannot see the start statement. But you want to know the name of the method. For this, the breadcrumb displays the names of the corresponding class and the method.

Procedure

In the source code editor, position the cursor where you need further information.
In the breadcrumb bar, the name of the method or development object is displayed.
Select the icon.
A drop-down list is opened where the name of the relevant development objects and subcomponents are displayed.

Note In the search field, you can search for a particular development object or subcomponent.
Select the corresponding entry through double-click.

Results

The corresponding development object or subcomponent is opened and the cursor is positioned at the elements name (for example, method name, class name, and so on).