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Type Hierarchy View

This view shows the hierarchy of a type. The Type Hierarchy view consists of two panes:

Type Hierarchy tree pane toolbar buttons

The type hierarchy tree shows supertypes, suptypes or both of a given type depending on the selection made in the toolbar.

Command	Description
Show the Type Hierarchy	This command displays the type in its full context (i.e., superclasses and subclasses) in the Hierarchy view.
Show the Supertype Hierarchy	This command displays the supertypes in the Hierarchy view. The tree starts at the selected type and displays the result of traversing up the hierarchy. Note: The selected type is always at the top level, in the upper-left corner.
Show the Subtype Hierarchy	This command displays the subtypes of the selected type in the Hierarchy view. The tree starts at the selected type and displays the result of traversing down the hierarchy Note: The selected type is always at the top level, in the upper-left corner.
Show History List	This menu displays a history of previously displayed type hierarchies.
Refresh	This command updates the view content by running a new query on the index database.
Cancel	This command cancels a currently running query.
Layout > Hierarchy View Only	Hides the member list pane.

The member list pane displays the members of the currently selected type in the type hierarchy tree pane.

Command	Description
Show All Inherited Members	Shows or hides all methods and fields inherited by base classes. When this option is set, the name of the type that defines the method is appended to the method name.
Hide Fields	Shows or hides the fields.
Hide Static Fields and Methods	Shows or hides the static fields and methods.
Hide Non-Public Members	Shows or hides the static fields and methods.