Does anyone know how to get my class name and method name dropdown lists again? It's the dropdown lists that are usually above the code. It's just a setting but i can't seem to find it. I don't want to reset my setting btw. I shouldn't have to.
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Tools-->Options... Text Editor-->All Languages Check "Navigation Bar."
(Picture is from VS2013)
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haha, yeap, exactly, I spent like 10min in a new VS installation to find how to disable it :D such a waste of vertical space... – mikus Jul 03 '14 at 21:10
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1Fixes bug in Visual Basic 2015 on Azure VM. – Doug Null Dec 26 '15 at 13:50
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1Was checked under "All Languages" had to check in "Basic" to make it appear. – Bernhard Döbler Mar 05 '16 at 20:46
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1Spent 10 minutes in new VS install trying to enable this. Best short functionality in VS!!! – htm11h Nov 04 '17 at 13:22
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This is still a "feature" in VS2019. If the class and method dropdowns are missing, toggle the Navigation Bar setting on/off/on and it should re-appear. – robnick Feb 27 '20 at 03:39
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Still the answer for VS 2022 17.4.3 – AC Thompson Dec 18 '22 at 03:37
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Tools - Options - Text Editor - (choose the type of file - C#, html, etc) - General
In the bottom section of the form (The "Display" area) make sure that "Navigation Bar" is checked.
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Actually there is a bug in VS2013, where if you place VS on the monitor on the left side, and this is not your primary monitor, then the dropdowns will not work.
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I came here searching for a solution for javascript/node.js specifically (in VS 2013). Only by doing further search I found out that this feature has been removed (from RC) due to stability/performance reasoning and is not available anymore.
Also, I did not see this added again through either node tools or web essentials.
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In VS2015 I just had to toggle this setting off then back on again to get the navigation bar back.
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If you want a list of javascript functions that works similar to the navigation bar in the VB or C# pages then search for the extension inside Tools > Extensions and Updates...
Javascript Map Parser
You have to add in aspx into the pages is parses but it's exactly what I needed to quickly find functions in a big section of Javascript I had.
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Make sure you in code behind file.
In my case I was looking at code (VB) server side code inside .aspx page, and the dropdown only for code behind files (.aspx.vb or aspx.cs)
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