Finding and Replacing Text

• Find text in a single file.
• Find text in multiple files.
• Replace text.

Finding Text in a Single File

• Match whole word only
  Matches all occurrences of a text string not preceded or followed by an alphanumeric, the underscore (_) or the dollar ($) character.
• Match case
  Searches for text that matches the capitalization of the text string.

To find a text string

1. Move the insertion point to where you want to begin your search. The editor uses the location of the insertion point to select a default search string.
2. From the Edit menu, choose Find. The Find dialog box appears.
3. In the Find What text box, type the search text.
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   You can also use the drop-down list to select from a list of up to 16 previous search strings.
4. Select any of the Find options.
5. To begin your search, choose Find Next. The Find dialog box will stay open when the search begins. Since the Find dialog box is not a modal dialog, you can change between the Find dialog box and the document window as you like. To close the Find dialog box, select Close or press the ESC key. To repeat a find operation, you can use the Find Next from the Find dialog box, the shortcut keys or toolbar buttons.
6. To continue your search, use the Find Next or Find Previous toolbar buttons.

To begin a find without the Find dialog box

1. Type or select a search string in the Edit toolbar Find box.
2. Press ENTER.

Note If there is no match, the text editor beeps and displays a warning in the status bar.

Finding Text in Multiple Files

With the Find in Files command on the File menu, you can search multiple text files for the following types of text strings:

• Whole Word Match Matches all occurrences of a text string not preceded or followed by an alphanumeric character or an underscore (_).
• Case Match Searches for text that matches the capitalization of the text string.

To find a text string in multiple source files

Note The Output window is a virtual window that is maintained even when it is not displayed. You can display the output from your last multiple-file search done during your current session by choosing the Output command from the View menu and by choosing the Find In Files tab in the Output window.

Replacing Text

• Match whole word only
  Matches all occurrences of a text string not preceded or followed by an alphanumeric, the underscore (_) or the dollar ($) character.
• Match case
  Searches for text that matches the capitalization of the text string.

To replace text

1. Move the insertion point to where you want to begin your search. The editor uses the location of the insertion point to select a default search string.
2. From the Edit menu, choose Replace. The Replace dialog box appears.
3. In the Find What text box, type the search text.
4. In the Replace With text box, type the replacement text. Select the menu button to the right of the combo box to display a list of replacement options.
5. Select any of the remaining Find options.
6. To begin the search, choose the Find Next button. The Replace command selects the first matching text string.
7. Replace the current selection by choosing the Replace button.
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   Replace all identical strings by choosing the Replace All button.
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   Skip the current selection and find the next selection by choosing the Find Next button.