.NET Power Tip 15: The Call Hierachy Window in Visual Studio

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A very useful but little kn own window in VS2015 is the Call Hierarchy Window.

It can be used to find dependencies of a method or another member of a class. Executing VIEW CALL HIERARCHY WINDOW (CTRL-K, T) opens the window:

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In the image, we take a closer look at the AddChild() method. A tree structure shows all the methods that call the method under examination. Clicking the expanders opens the children and allows you to drill down into the details.

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