Browsing the Class Hierarchy

You can view a hierarchic listing of all the classes in your project, including classes defined in your source files or in the frameworks your project uses.

To view the hierarchy of your project's classes:

To view the instance variables and methods for a class:

If you cannot see your class's name in the browser, trace the class's inheritance chain, starting from its root class (usually NSObject or java.lang.Object). You can also type its name in the Select Class field or turn on Show All Classes.

If Project Builder alerts you that the project is not indexed, see Indexing a Project.

To view the source code for a variable or method:

To view the documentation for a variable or method:

To view all the variables and methods for a class, including inherited ones:

Shortcuts for Finding a Class in the Class Browser

To find a class by name:

To find a class in an alphabetic list:

To find a class whose name appears in a code editor:

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