Rename Refactorings
Basics
Rename refactorings allow you to rename symbols and files globally with all the references to them in the code corrected automatically.
Renaming a symbol
To rename a symbol, follow these general steps
- Select the item to be renamed.
To select a file, click the desired file in the Project Tool Window.
To select a symbol in the editor, place the caret at the name of the symbol to be renamed.
To select a symbol in the Structure view, click the desired symbol in the Structure tool window.
Choose
on the main menu or on the context menu, or press N/A.Preview and apply changes.
Renaming a file or directory
To rename a file or directory
Select a desired file in the Project tool window.
Choose
on the main or context menu or press N/A.In Rename File dialog box that opens, specify the new file name. Select Search in comments and strings checkbox to let AppCode apply changes to comments and strings.
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Press Preview to observe possible changes in Find Tool Window. Press Refactor to proceed.
AppCode finds all the occurrences of the file name and changes them respectively.
Important notes
- Local variables are renamed in-place.
To be able to use the Rename dialog when renaming local variables, you should disable in-place refactoring in the editor settings.