[VC++] Source browsing in VC6

Source Browsing is the feature that help us to navigate/understand a large code base through the References & Definitions, File outlines etc. Here is how to do Source Browsing in VC6,

• Select the symbol or identifier in the Visual Studio Editor and press Alt + F12.
• If you built your application without Browse information then it will show a warning message box for you to rebuild project with browser information, Choose Yes this will build a *.bsc file at your executable's path !
• Now it will be provided with a dialog for choosing which query you need to get on the selected identifier(see below).
  
  

  

• Definitions and References Indicates where symbols are defined and referenced.
  

  

• File Outline Displays all user-defined functions, classes, data, macros, and types.



• Base Classes and Members Displays all classes from which the selected class inherits attributes.
  

  

• Derived Classes and Members Displays all classes that inherit attributes from the selected class.
  

  

• Call Graph Displays relationships among all the functions that the selected function calls.





• Callers Graph Displays relationships among all the functions that call the selected function.