If you work without tabs, the scope Recently Viewed Files or Recently Changed Files option might become quite useful. For example, you can limit your search only to the open files in your project or you can search in a class hierarchy. Moreover, you can select the Scope option that offers you a list of predefined scopes for your search.
Select one of the displayed options such as Module or Directory to limit your search. For example, you can filter the search to omit comments or search only in comments instead. Keep in mind that if you copy ( Ctrl+C) the string first and then paste ( Ctrl+V) it in the search field, the regex symbols will not be taken into account.įor more details on regex, refer to the search with regex documentation.Ĭlick the icon to filter your search. With selected, IntelliJ IDEA automatically escapes special regex symbols with backslash \ when you search for a text string that contains them. Select options such as Words ( ) or Match case ( ) to find the exact word in a project or match the letter case. You can use different options in the Find in Files dialog to adjust your search process. If you want to see each new search result in a separate tab in the Find tool window, click on the bottom of the Find in Files dialog and select the Open Results in New Tab checkbox. Use this window and its options to group the results, preview them, and work with them further. To see the list of occurrences in a separate tool window, click Open in Find Window. To do a multi-line search, click the icon to enter a new line, and press Ctrl+Alt+Down/ Ctrl+Alt+Up to browse through occurrences.Ĭheck the results in the preview area of the dialog where you can replace the search string or select another string, press Ctrl+Shift+F again and start a new search. If the search string is found several times on the same line of code, IntelliJ IDEA merges the results in one line. IntelliJ IDEA lists the search strings and the files that contain them. If you need, specify the additional options. To see a list of your previous searches, press Alt+Down. IntelliJ IDEA places the highlighted string into the search field. Alternatively, in the editor, highlight the string you want to find and press Ctrl+Shift+F. In the search field, type your search string. Find the search string in a projectįrom the main menu, select Edit | Find | Find in Files Ctrl+Shift+F. You can search for a text string within a project, use different scopes to narrow your search process, find occurrences, and exclude certain items from the search. Search and replace a target within a project
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