ij-osx-navigate-through-methods.md

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Kata: Navigate through methods

Key sequences to practice

• ⌃↑ (Ctrl + Down Arrow) - Move forward to the next method
• ⌃↓ (Ctrl + Up Arrow) - Move backward to the previous method

Keystrokes without explanations

• Open the Java source file, LongConditional.java.
• Repeat the following keyboard inputs until the sequence becomes fluid.

⌃↓ ↓ ↓
⌃ ↑ ↑↑

Steps with explanations

1. Open the Java source file, LongConditional.java.
2. Press ⌃↓ (Ctrl + Down Arrow), pressing ↓ (Down Arrow) repeatedly while holding down ⌃ (Ctrl), to skip forward through the text one method at a time.
3. Press ⌃↑ (Ctrl + Up Arrow), pressing ↑ (Up Arrow) repeatedly while holding down ⌃ (Ctrl), to skip backward through the text one method at a time.
4. Repeat until bored.