Find Window

See Also   Tasks

Allows you to find or find and replace text in one or more files.

You can:

• Extend your search capabilities by using regular expressions.
  
  
• Dock the Find window to minimize the space it utilizes.

Note   If you have files that are under source control, you will be asked if you want to check out the files in which you want to make changes.

Options

Toolbar

Button	Name	Description
	New Find	Clears the Find and Replace boxes and all options, and allows you to create a new search request.
	Match Case	Matches uppercase and lowercase characters exactly as they appear in the Find box.
	Whole Word	Searches for only whole words.
	Regular Expression	Turns on regular expression mode so that special characters can be used.
	Backwards	Searches in the reverse direction.
	Stop Search	Stops a search in progress. This button is disabled if there is no active search.
	Help	Displays documentation for the Find window.

Find Button

Finds and highlights each occurrence of the word or words in the Find box. Press to begin the search and again each time you want to search for the next occurrence of the word or words. You can use the Find button for both single-file and multifile searches depending on your settings in the Look In box.

Find Box

Allows you to type or select the text that you want to find. To use special characters, first click the Regular Expression button. If your insertion point is somewhere in the Find window, you can press CRTL+F to go directly to this box.

Replace Button

Replaces the current text with the text in the Replace box and highlights the next occurrence of the text.

Replace Box

Allows you to type or select the text you want to use as the replacement text. This box shows the last 16 replacement entries. If your insertion point is somewhere in the Find window, you can press CRTL+H to go directly to this box.

Replace All Button

Replaces all occurrences of the search text with the replacement text without stopping for confirmation at each occurrence.

Look In

Allows you to choose from a set of predefined search scopes or to define your own search.

All Open Documents

Searches all open documents as if they were one document.

Current Document

Searches only the currently active document.

Current Selection

Searches the selection in the currently active document.

There may be additional options based on the specific development environment.

Browse

Displays the Look In dialog box where you can choose the folders and type of files you want to include in your search

Subfolders

When checked, includes the subfolders in the search.

Name, Folder, Line, and Text List

Displays the results of your search when your search includes multiple files. The results include filename, file location, the line where the text resides, and the text including the text on which you are searching.