How to change Command + Click behavior in Xcode

There is a behavior change on command + click in Xcode 9 and forward.

Before Xcode 9, when you command + click (⌘ - command + click) on any symbol (method, variable, protocol), it will jump to the definition of that particular symbol.

Since Xcode 9, command + click will show all commands related to that particular symbol, such as, Jump to Definition, Callers, Edit All in Scope, and Rename.

How to Jump to Definition in Xcode 9 forward

In the newer version of Xcode, you have to press command + control + click to "Jump to Definition".

Jump to Definition

⌃ – control + ⌘ - command + click

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How to change Command + Click behavior in Xcode

For me, I prefer the old behavior over the new one because I heavily use Jump to Definition command when I code.

Luckily, Xcode allows us to change this behavior back to pre-Xcode 9.

1. Open Xcode Preferences.
2. Go to "Navigation" tab.
3. Change value of "Command-click on Code" to "Jump to Definition". This will bring back the old behavior.

After this change, you can open up related commands with command + control + click instead.