Go to Definition or Go to Declaration - what's the difference in VSCode?

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Nina NifAdmin · Apr 9

#VSCode #InterSystems IRIS

To VSCode experts - see the screenshot. When right-click on a method with intentions to proceed to the source code:

I am always confused about what to choose: declaration or definition. What is the difference?

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2025-04-09T15:17:48-04:00

IIRC, you'd use `Go to Definition` to get to the method code. According to the Language Server README `Go to Declaration` is relevant for variables that are declared as method arguments, or listed in the PublicList of the method, or are declared with #Dim