.. _Show Instances in the Design Hierarchy View:

Show Instances in the Design Hierarchy View
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.. rst-class:: lead

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.. figure:: ../../images/show_instances_in_dh_trigger_hyperlink.png
	:align: center


You can also place the editor cursor on it's name then right click and select :menuselection:`Show --> Instances in Design Hierarchy View`.

.. figure:: ../../images/show_instances_in_dh_trigger_editor.png
	:align: center

The results are presented in the :guilabel:`Design Hierarchy View`.

.. figure:: ../../images/show_instances_in_dh_result.png
	:align: center

.. tip::

	You can also trigger this functionality from a view's **context menu**, for example from the **Types View**.

.. note::

	This functionality works in mixed-language designs, for example when you have a VHDL entity instantiated in a Verilog module or a Verilog module instantiated in a VHDL component.
