Finding References

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The Find References refactoring feature helps you locate any connections between a file containing an identifier you intend to rename and other files where that identifier also appears. A preview allows you to decide how you want the refactoring to operate on specific targets or on the group of references as a whole.

To create a Find References list:

1. Select an identifier in the Code Editor.
2. Choose Search > Find References or Search > Find Local References.
3. Double-click a node in the pane to go to the referenced entity in the Code Editor.

Note: If you continue to perform Find References operations without clearing the results, the new results are appended in chronological order to the existing results in the pane.

To clear results from the Find References pane:

1. Select a single reference or a node.

   Note: No matter which you select, you get the same results. The entire node will be cleared.

2. Click the Remove Find Results icon at the top of the Find References pane, to delete the selected item and any item in that result set.

Note: Deleting items from the Find References pane does not delete them from your actual code files or your project.

To clear all results from the Find References pane:

1. Select any item in the pane.
2. Click the Remove All References icon at the top of the Find References pane. This action clears all results from the pane.

Note: Deleting items from the Find References pane does not delete them from your actual code files or your project.

See Also

• Refactoring Overview
• Find References Overview (Delphi, C++)