the "Go to definition" option is missing When editing aspx documents in Visual Studio 17.5.4，in the right-click menu for class selectors in HTML code

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the "Go to definition" option is missing When editing aspx documents in Visual Studio 17.5.4，in the right-click menu for class selectors in HTML code

cm 1

Hello! When editing aspx documents in Visual Studio 17.5.1, I could right-click on a class selector in HTML code and select "Go to definition" from the pop-up menu. However, after upgrading to 17.5.4, I can no longer find the "Go to definition" option in the menu. Please see the screenshots below, which are from the same file in the same ASP.NET website project but in different versions of Visual Studio. Why

Could you please let me know if I have a setting issue or if this feature has been removed? Thank you!

Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-04-17T07:52:21.09+00:00

Hello, do you mean that the “Go to definition” option is missing in .aspx file? I opened a ASP.NET Web Application Web Forms (.NET Framework) with different version of Visual Studio 2022, the option is not available. Can you reopen your project and check it again? If possible, please share us some reproduce steps for us to investigate it further.
cm 1 Reputation point

2023-04-18T01:28:55.86+00:00

If I open my asp.net project in Visual Studio V17.5.1 in my PC 1，the “Go to definition” option is available in .aspx file； But if I open it in Visual Studio v17.5.4 in my PC 2，the “Go to definition” option is missing。 Just see my attachment in main post.

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Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-04-17T07:52:21.09+00:00

Hello, do you mean that the “Go to definition” option is missing in .aspx file? I opened a ASP.NET Web Application Web Forms (.NET Framework) with different version of Visual Studio 2022, the option is not available. Can you reopen your project and check it again? If possible, please share us some reproduce steps for us to investigate it further.
cm 1 Reputation point

2023-04-18T01:28:55.86+00:00

If I open my asp.net project in Visual Studio V17.5.1 in my PC 1，the “Go to definition” option is available in .aspx file； But if I open it in Visual Studio v17.5.4 in my PC 2，the “Go to definition” option is missing。 Just see my attachment in main post.

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Hi @cm,

I tested it again. The option was still not shown in my VS2022, but found the option was available in VS2019.

I have reported it to Product Team, please check the ticket:

"Go To Definition" is missing in .aspx file - Developer Community (visualstudio.com)

You can vote and add your comments on that ticket to track the process.

If there is any update, I will sync here.

Sincerely,

Anna

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the "Go to definition" option is missing When editing aspx documents in Visual Studio 17.5.4，in the right-click menu for class selectors in HTML code

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