Find/Replace Options in Coding Environments
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Each text-based editor offers basic find and find/replace text functions.
To invoke the Find or Find/Replace facility
- With a text editor active, select Edit > Find or Edit > Replace.
- Use the following table as a guide to working with the resulting dialog:
Option | Description |
---|---|
Find What |
Lets you type your search string. |
Replace With (Replace only) |
Lets you type the replacement text. |
Match whole word only |
Select to search for only the complete word. |
Match Case |
Select to make the search case-sensitive. |
Regular expression |
Indicates the the find string contains regular expressions. For more information, see Regular Expressions Support. |
Wrap around search |
Lets you search from the end of the script and back to the insertion point. |
Direction |
Lets you specify the direction you want to search. Click the Up or Down option button. |
Find |
Click to find the next occurrence of your search string. |
Bookmark All (Find only) |
Places a bookmark at each line containing the find string. For details, see Working with Coding Environment Bookmarks. |
In Selection |
Replaces all instance of the find string with the replace string within a selected block of text. |
Replace Button (Replace only) |
Click replace the current selection. |
Replace All Button (Replace only) |
Click to automatically find and replace all occurrences of your search string within the current window. |
Selecting Edit > Repeat Find finds the next instance of the most recently used find string without opening the Find or Replace dialog.