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Bug 153176 - "Go to source" on abstract classes and methods should provide option for selecting implementation.
Summary: "Go to source" on abstract classes and methods should provide option for sele...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: java
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Editor (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All All
: P3 blocker with 1 vote (vote)
Assignee: Dusan Balek
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Reported: 2008-11-13 19:31 UTC by rptmaestro
Modified: 2013-09-02 14:21 UTC (History)
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Description rptmaestro 2008-11-13 19:31:18 UTC 
When I am navigating through my source code and I ctrl+click on an abstract method or interface class, it takes me to
the declaration of the abstract method or interface class. As I do not always know that it is an abstract method or
interface class, this is not always what is desired. Most often, what I really want is to got to the implementation. "Go
to Source" in Eclipse allows the user to select an implementation of a method or class. In NetBeans, this functionality
is only available through the "Find Usages" command, which is less convenient as it requires more steps to get to the
implementation source.

Please consider enhancing the "Go to Source" feature as follows:
- When the user ctrl+clicks an interface class name, bring up a list of implementing classes to choose from.
- When the user ctrl+clicks an abstract or interface method, bring up a list of implementing methods to choose from.

When on a breakpoint in debug mode:
- In the scenarios above, automatically bring the user to the implementing class or method, just as if the user were to
"step into" it.
Comment 1 Petr Chytil 2008-11-14 07:38:13 UTC 
reassigning to editor/navigation for evaluation