"Go to Definition" doesn't bring up the definitions

Question

I can't see definitions for anything part of the Qt library from visual studio... there is a way to make it show the definitions? From the Project properties -> VC++ Directories -> Source Directories I've added the path for the .cpp files, but still, "Go To Definition" gives this error below:

Answer 1

Hello @Marcus Aseth ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

I doubt that the warning you get is because the C++ Browsing Database Parser is a fuzzy parser(it skips the content of some blocks).

I suggest you kindly check this document: Hint Files, and this thread: Error "A definition for the symbol X could not be loaded" is thrown for variables that use macros in their definition(I’m not sure if the Qt library you are using can work correctly after using the hint files, but maybe the root cause is like what mentioned in the above document/thread).

Best Regards,

Tianyu

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