How to display method references in VS2022 in editor

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I did work with VS2019 (C#) until last week.
The editor displayed the number of references to a property or method definition. Clicking the name of the property or method showed a clickable list of references.
I thought that to be a quite convenient feature.
Now I changed to VS2022 and I'm missing this feature. Does VS2022 no longer provide this feature or is it still available and needs only to enabled?
If so how to do it?

What I have tried:

I searched the MS documentaion but without success. I only did find the "Find All References"-command which I know and use(ed) when appropriate.

Posted 26-Apr-22 21:18pm

Member 13566383

Updated 26-Apr-22 22:09pm

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Solution 1

It's still there: right click the name and select "Find All References" (or SHIFT+F12)

I don't remember a list ever coming up in the edit window as a popover with a name click in 2019 - perhaps it was an extension you had installed?

Posted 26-Apr-22 21:44pm

OriginalGriff

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Member 13566383 27-Apr-22 4:26am

Sorry OriginalGriff, that was not the answer I was looking for. As I already mentioned in my question I know the "Find All References" command and use it.
But often the feature I wanted to enable (and which is called CodeLens as I know now thanks to Phil J Pearsons's answer) is sufficient and more convenient.

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Phil J Pearson · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-26T22:09:00

Solution 2

What you're loking for is called CodeLens. Enable it in Tools/Options and pick which sub-items you want.
I found it annoying at first in VS2019 but then I got used to it and found it very useful. Then I had to go and find in in VS2022 because it was off by default.

Posted 26-Apr-22 22:09pm

Phil J Pearson

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Member 13566383 27-Apr-22 4:26am

That's exactly what I was looking for. Did solve my problem.

Member 13683075 22-Sep-22 6:50am

FYI it's full path to settings:
Tools(from ribbon)->Options->Text Editor->All Languages->CodeLens->Enable CodeLens[Checkbox]

Member 13947949 24-Apr-23 16:48pm

It fixed my issue in VS2022. Worked nicely! Thanks for it