F12 Jump to method -> go back to previous method after making the jump?
Visual Studio-2010EditorVisual Studio-2010 Problem Overview
I can jump to code if I click in a method name and hit F12. But, is there a keyboard short cut to jump back to the previous code editor location?
Visual Studio-2010 Solutions
Solution 1 - Visual Studio-2010
Ctrl + - : (that's Ctrl and Minus) will navigate back (maps to View.NavigateBackward).
See this list of pre-defined keyboard shortcuts on MSDN.
Solution 2 - Visual Studio-2010
@Oded is correct, but wait, there's more!
- If F12 sent you to a new tab window you can Ctrl + Tab to get back to your original tab. If you hold down Ctrl you can cycle through tab windows
- In VS 2010 you can Ctrl + Click to Go To Definition, in addition to F12.
- You can also hold down Ctrl and move your mouse over identifiers to highlight which ones you can jump to
Solution 3 - Visual Studio-2010
While Ctrl- and CtrlShift- are indeed the shortcuts to navigate to the previous/next cursor position, in this particular case (i.e., going back after F12 or similar) this shortcut might be more useful:
CtrlShift8 (=View.PopBrowseContext)
It will jump back to the place where you pressed F12, ignoring any cursor locations after you pressed F12.
(NOTE: currently using VS 2013, and hoping this shortcut entry also exists in VS 2010...)
Solution 4 - Visual Studio-2010
In Visual Studio Code, you can also use Alt + Left-Arrow to return to your original location in the source code after navigating with F12.