Visual Studio - easy way to bring up type definition as source code

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Published on 2010-05-12T00:32:40Z Indexed on 2010/05/13 6:54 UTC
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Oftentimes I want to bring up a system class in a source view, so that I can browse the properties and methods exposed by the class in a source view. Below is the screenshot of what I mean:

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Usually I do this by selecting the class name and pressing F12 (or right click>Go To Definition). However, if I haven't got it anywhere ready, i have type it up and then do Go To Definition. Most of the time I have to delete what I typed later on.

Is there a way to bring up this view without having to type the class name? The VS2010 Navigate To dialog doesn't support this.

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