Scopes

A scope is a set of files to which various operations apply. Using this dialog, you can define scopes for the various AppCode actions, for example, Find Usages, or Code Inspections.

Item	Tooltip	Description
	Add scope `N/A`	Click this button to add a new local or shared scope.
	Delete `⌦`	Click this button to delete the selected scope from the list.
	Copy configuration `⌘D`	Click this button to create a copy of the selected scope.
	Save as	Click this button to have the selected local scope saved as shared or a selected shared scope as local.
	Move Up/Move Down	Use these buttons to move the scopes up and down in the list. If some file is included into several scopes, the order of the scopes becomes important: AppCode uses the color of the uppermost scope (shown in the Scopes settings page) to highlight such file. Of course, you can change the order of the scopes, and thus the resulted highlighting.

Scope configuration controls

Item	Description
Name	In this text box, specify the scope name.
Pattern Storing empty or incorrect patterns is not allowed. In such cases, you will be prompted with the Syntax Error warning.	In this text box, specify the pattern that defines the current scope. The following elements and structures can be used: The `file:` modifier. The element is mandatory. The `` asterisk to denote any symbol in a file name or file extension. Logical operators `AND (&&), OR (\|\|)`, and `NOT (!)`. For more information, see Scope Language Syntax Reference. Do one of the following: Type or edit the pattern manually in the text field Pattern. Click , or press `⌘+` to type or edit in the expanded area. (Click or press `⌘-` to return to a single-line area.) Choose the desired files in the Project Tree View and use the buttons described below to make AppCode generate the corresponding pattern automatically. Examples `file:.js\|\|file:.coffee` - include all JavaScript and CoffeeScript files. `file:js&&!file:.min.` - include all JavaScript files except those that were generated through minification, which is indicated by the `min` extension.
Include If the current element is a folder, the nested subfolders are ignored.	Click this button to have the selected element included in the scope. The corresponding expression is automatically generated and added to the expression in the Pattern text box.
Include Recursively	Click this button to have the selected folder included in the scope, together with the nested subfolders. The corresponding expression is automatically generated and added to the expression in the Pattern text box.
Exclude	Click this button to have the selected element excluded from the scope. The corresponding expression is automatically added to the Pattern. If the current element is a folder, the nested subfolders are ignored.
Exclude Recursively	Click this button to have the selected folder excluded from the scope, together with the nested subfolders. The corresponding expression is automatically added to the Pattern field.

Scope toolbar

Item	Tooltip	Description
Project tree view		The tree view contains all the files available in your project. In the view, select the desired files to be included in the current scope and have the scope definition pattern generated automatically. The message on the toolbar shows the total number of available files and the number of files included in the scope. See also the color legend below. Use the toolbar buttons described below to change the view presentation.
	Show Files	If this button is pressed, source files are displayed explicitly in the tree view. When the files are shown, they can be selected for exclusion/inclusion into a pattern. If this button is not pressed, the files are hidden.
	Show Included Only	When the button is pressed, the tree shows only the elements that are included in the scope.

Legend of the project tree view

Item	Description
	Folders and files included in scope.
Black	Folders and files excluded from scope.
	Folders that contain both excluded and included files and subfolders.

Last modified: 16 August 2018

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