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Asked: 2026-06-18T07:03:02+00:00

I’m using Xcode 4.3 for Objective-C development. One feature that I like in other

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I’m using Xcode 4.3 for Objective-C development.
One feature that I like in other text editors (I know Xcode is an IDE), is jumping to a method definition within the same code file.

For example if I’m in @implementation of Calculator and calculator has 10 methods, I will like a way to jump between them.

If I press command+L I can jump to a specific line number, is there a way to jump in a similar way but to a method definition? e.g. instead of typing the line number to type only the beginning of the method name.

Can I open somehow a dialog box, type the beginning of a method signature and see instantly the search results and If I pick one method it will get me to it?

Is there a way to jump from a method to the next one?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I think this is what you’re looking for:

    Type ctrl–6 to activate the “Show Document Items” in the “Jump Bar”. Then start typing part of the method you are looking for to narrow the results.

    Example:

    To jump straight to - (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath

    Type ctrl–6, type “cellFor”, arrow down so the method is highlighted, and press Enter. The Editor will jump right to that method.

    Incidentally, you can use ctrl–1, ctrl–2, ctrl–3, etc. to access the different sections of the “Jump Bar”.

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