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Search, navigate and use app symbols as context for GitHub Copilot

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You can search AL objects in downloaded symbol package files from within Visual Studio Code. This feature makes it much easier to find related objects for inspection, troubleshooting, or inspiration. Use it as context when you work with GitHub Copilot to get better suggestions based on existing code.

Feature details

You can now search objects from downloaded symbol packages through the Open Symbol by Name functionality (Ctrl+T).

This feature makes it easier to find objects and open the source when the symbols include source code.

It also empowers GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code. You can open the source for selected related symbols to use as context for Copilot Studio when you write your own code, so you get better suggestions.

You can also take advantage of improved performance when searching workspace symbols to support the larger number of available symbols.

Searching types (Ctrl+T) in Visual Studio Code now includes objects in symbol files

Geographic areas

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Language availability

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Additional resources

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