The Source Code editor in the Vitis Unified IDE supports the following features:
- Syntax highlight for C, C++, Python, Makefile, CMakeList.txt file
- Hint for variable names, function names, etc
- Jump to the definition of variables or functions
- Peek the definition of variables or functions so that you need not leave the editing file
- Report the references of variables and function
You can open the outline window by selecting the button 
on the right, or selecting the Outline
View from the View menu. The Outline window can list the function names in your source
code.
The smart editor for launch.json files and
build.json files can switch views between GUI
rendering, Text rendering and Text Editor view with the table button 
and code button 
. The GUI rendering only displays the
options that it can recognize for the context. For advanced use cases, you need to edit
the configuration file manually. The modifications in one view updates the other view
instantly. The following figures are GUI format and text format.
The changes are saved automatically when Auto Save is enabled. Optionally, you can
manually save changes in a file with keyboard shortcut Ctrl +
S.