Find and Replace Strings in Code

To search for a string in code, place the cursor in the code editor, then press Ctrl+F to open the Quick Search box in search mode, or Ctrl+H to open it in replace mode. Alternatively, use the appropriate command from the context menu. To toggle between the two modes, click the up or down icon, or press Ctrl+F or Ctrl+H.

The search is restricted to the code of the current object.

• To find a string, type it in the search field and click the Search button or press Enter.
  
  The next occurrence of the string (if found) is displayed and selected in the Code Editor. If the string is not found, this is reported in the Messages tab.
• To find and replace a string, type the search string in the search field and the replace string in the replace field. Then click the Replace button.
  
  The next occurrence of the search string (if found) is displayed and selected in the Code Editor.
  
  Click the Replace button again to replace the selected text with the replacement string, and then search for the next occurrence of the search string. If the search string is not found, this is reported in the Messages tab.
• To replace all occurrences of a search string, type the search string in the search field and the replace string in the replace field. Then click the All button.
  
  All occurrences of the search string are replaced by the replace string. The Messages tab shows the number of replacements made. If the search string is not found, this is reported in the Messages tab.
• To set search options, click the option to switch it on or off.
  

  Quick Search Commands

  Icon	Command	Description
  	Search backwards	Search backwards. The default search direction is forwards.
  	Match case	Find matching strings that also match the case of the search string.
  	Match whole word	Find matching strings that are preceded or followed by non-word characters such as spaces, commas, and periods.
  	Match start of word	Find matching strings that are preceded by non-word characters such as spaces.
  	Use regular expressions	Interpret the search string as a regular expression.
  	Wrap around	When the end of the code container is reached, continue searching at the beginning (or the other way around, when searching backwards).

• To search using regular expressions, you can use the following symbols:
  

  Symbols for Regular Expressions

  Symbol	Description
  .	Matches any character
  \(	Marks the start of a region for tagging a match.
  \)	Marks the end of a tagged region.
  \<	Matches the start of a word.
  \>	Matches the end of a word.
  \X	Use a character X that would otherwise have a special meaning. For example, \[ is interpreted as [ and not as the start of a character set.
  [...]	Defines the set of allowed characters to match. For example, [abc] means any of the characters a, b or c. You can also specify a range of characters. For example, [a-z] matches any lower case character.
  [^...]	Defines the set of characters to be excluded from the match. For example, [^A-Za-z] means any character except an alphabetic character.
  ^	Matches the start of a line (unless used inside a set (as defined by [])
  $	Matches the end of a line.
  ?	Matches zero or one times the specified character. For example, Sa?m matches Sm or Sam.
  +	Matches 1 or more times the specified character. For example, Sa+m matches Sam, Saam, Saaam and so on.
  *	Matches 0 or more times the specified character. For example, Sa*m matches Sm, Sam, Saam, Saaam and so on.