Open Magik Type Dialog

This dialog allows you to browse all types from session or workbench and open them in the editor or associate them with a project. In order to use this dialog for all types the sessions have to be running and have projects assigned to them. When you select a type from external resource the External File wizard is shown.

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Enter class name or prefix: In this field, enter the first few characters of the type you want to select.
The following wildcard characters are supported:
- ^ - will find all types which name starts with a string, that follows this character
- $ - will find all types which name ends with a string, that precedes this character
Matching items: This list displays matches for the pattern you enter in the Enter type class name or prefix field. Recently opened types show up in a history section at the top of the list.
Item status: The panel shows status and description of an item selected in Matching items list.

The behavior of the Open Type dialog can be further customized using the dialog menu:

Option	Description	Default
Show Status	When selected, the Open Type dialog shows an additional field at the bottom of the dialog which displays a description of the selected element.	On
Clear History	History contains opened elements and it is displayed at the top of the list. When selected, all open type's history section will be flushed.	-

Related concepts

Magik Source Code Navigation

Related tasks

Opening an editor on a type

Related reference

Navigate actions
External File Wizard