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Find tool window

The Find tool window displays the results of the following searches:

The results of each search are displayed in a separate tab, or replace the contents of the current tab, depending on the Open in new tab dialog setting. By default the window appears at the bottom of the screen.

It has a toolbar with a set of buttons, a pane of results, and additional buttons for Replace in Path, and Refactoring Preview operations.

Toolbar buttons

Item

Tooltip and Shortcut

Description

the Settings button

Options

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F7

Click this button to open one of the Find Usages dialogs, which corresponds to the symbol. You can edit the search settings and click Rerun button to execute the modified search query.

the Rerun button

Rerun

Ctrl+F5

Repeat the last search.

the Close button

Close

Ctrl+Shift+F4

Close the current tab or the tool window. This button is not available in Replace in Path and Refactoring Preview dialogs.

Icons general pin tab

Pin Tab

Click this button to pin or unpin the current tab. You may need to pin a tab to prevent it from closing automatically when the maximum number of tabs is reached in this window.

Expand all/ Collapse all

Expand all

Ctrl+NumPad +

Collapse all

Ctrl+NumPad -

Use these buttons to have all nodes expanded or collapsed.

Previous occurrence/ Next occurrence

Previous/next occurrence

Ctrl+Alt+Up

Ctrl+Alt+Down

Navigate to the previous/next element in the tab of results.

the Help icon

Help

F1

Open a browser and show the corresponding help page.

Group by

Group by

Click this icon to open the menu for the following grouping options:

  • File Structure Ctrl+S: select this option to display the found usages under the corresponding method nodes.

  • Module Ctrl+Alt+M: if you select this option, the found usages will show under the corresponding module or the library node.

  • Flatten ModulesAlt+O: select this option to display all the modules as a single-level tree view.

  • Package Ctrl+P: select this option to display all the found usages under their respective packages.

  • Test/Production: select this option to group the usages according the Production and Test scopes.

  • Usage type Ctrl+T: if this option is selected, the search results are grouped by the following categories:

    • Merge Usages from the Same Line: select this option to merge the duplicate usages found on the same line.

    Show read access

    Show read access

    Ctrl+R

    This button is available for Find Usages only.

    If this button is pressed, the search results include references to the read access methods.

    Show write access

    Show write access

    Ctrl+W

    This button is available for Find Usages only.

    If this button is pressed, the search results include references to the write access methods.

    Show import statements

    Show import statements

    Ctrl+I

    This button is available for Find Usages only.

    If this button is pressed, the search results include the usages in the import statements.

    the Preview Usages button

    Preview Usages

    Click this icon to open the Preview pane next to the search results.

    Context menu commands

    Item

    Shortcut

    Description

    Rerun

    Ctrl+F5

    Run the action again and show the results on the same tab.

    Jump to Source

    F4

    Navigate to the selected item in the source code.

    Include

    Insert

    For an excluded item: include the item in the list of results.

    Exclude

    Delete

    Exclude the selected item from the list of results. (Excluded items are shown strikethrough.)

    When you carry out the Replace All or the Do Refactor command, the excluded items are not affected.

    Remove

    Ctrl+X

    Remove the selected item from the list of results.

    Recent Find Usages

    Ctrl+E

    Show the list of recent searches. Select an item in the list to see the search results.

    Export to Text File

    Alt+O

    Save the contents of the current result tab. In the Export preview dialog, specify the target file or copy information to the clipboard. Before saving, you can also modify the information to be saved.

    Upper Toolbar buttons

    Icon

    Tooltip

    Description

    Show Options Menu

    Show Options Menu

    Click this icon to open a menu with more options for managing the tool window such as displaying or hiding side toolbars, group tabs, selecting viewing mode, resizing, and so on.

    Hide

    Hide

    Hides the tool window. Press Alt+3 to restore it.

    Last modified: 11 November 2021