Viewing object references

You can view all references to an object used in the visual project in the Show References window.

Before you begin

You must have a visual project opened in the Visual Designer editor.

To view object references:

In the Project Explorer view, right-click the required object and select Show References from the pop-up menu.
The number of objects that have references to the selected object is displayed in the Show References window. If the selected object is referenced by other objects, the Advanced button becomes available.
To view all references, click Advanced, and then navigate to the object references in the tree.
You can use the arrows to navigate to the previous or to the following object that references the selected one.
To expand or collapse the tree of objects, click Expand or Collapse.
To view the selected referenced object in the Project Explorer view, click Show in Project Explorer.