Using the Show Usages function, you can bring up a list of the usages of a symbol across the whole project. So doing, the pop-up window with the list of usages of a symbol features a toolbar with the following buttons:
| Icon | Shortcut | Description |
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| ⌘F or ⌘F⌘F, ⌥F3, ⌘F or ⌥F3^ F, ⌥ F3, ⌃F, ⌥F3, ⌃F or ⌥F3^ ⌥ S, ⌥ F3, ^ S, ⌃⌥S, ⌥F3, ⌃S, ⌃⌥S, ⌥F3 or ⌃S | Merge usages of the symbol from the same line. |
| ⌘R or ⌘R⌘R or ⌘R^ H, ⌃H or ⌃H⇧ ⌥ 5, ⌥⇧5 or ⌥⇧5 | Show read access to the symbol. |
| ^ W | Show write access to the symbol. |
| ⌃I or ⌃I⌘I or ⌘I^ ⇧ I, ⌃⇧I or ⌃⇧I^ I, ⌃I or ⌃I | Show usages in the import statements. |
| ^ M, ⌃M or ⌃M^ L, ⌃L or ⌃L | If this button is pressed, the found usages show under the corresponding method nodes. |
| ⌥F7 or ⌥F7⌥F7 or ⌥F7⇧⌘G or ⇧⌘G⇧ ⌥ F7, ⌥⇧F7 or ⌥⇧F7⌥ F7, ⇧ ⌥ S, ⌥F7, ⌥⇧S, ⌥F7 or ⌥⇧S | Show search results in the Find Usages tool window. |
| ⌥⇧⌘F7 or ⌥⇧⌘F7⌥⇧⌘F7 or ⌥⇧⌘F7⌥⇧⌘F7 or ⌥⇧⌘F7^ ⇧ ⌥ F7, ⌃⌥⇧F7 or ⌃⌥⇧F7^ ⇧ ⌥ F7, ⌃⌥⇧F7 or ⌃⌥⇧F7 | Open the Find Usages dialog box for the selected symbol where you can change the search options. |
In addition to the ability of viewing usages, you can use this function as a quick means of navigation.
- Place the caret at the desired symbol in the editor.
- On the main menu, choose , or press ⌥⌘F7 or ⌥⌘F7⌥⌘F7 or ⌥⌘F7⌥⌘F7 or ⌥⌘F7^ ⌥ F7, ⌃⌥F7 or ⌃⌥F7^ ⌥ F7, ⌃⌥F7 or ⌃⌥F7.
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Examine and analyze the detected occurrences of the symbol:
- Use the toolbar buttons to present search results in the desired way.
- To jump from search results to a line of source code, click the desired entry.
- To close the list, press ⎋ or ⎋⎋ or ⎋⎋ or ⎋Escape, ⎋ or ⎋Escape, Escape, ^ G, ⎋, ⎋, ⌃G, ⎋, ⎋ or ⌃G.
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If necessary, customize the search options in the search options dialog box. To invoke the dialog box, do one of the following:
- In the Show Usages pop-up window, click
. - Press ⌥⇧⌘F7 or ⌥⇧⌘F7⌥⇧⌘F7 or ⌥⇧⌘F7⌥⇧⌘F7 or ⌥⇧⌘F7^ ⇧ ⌥ F7, ⌃⌥⇧F7 or ⌃⌥⇧F7^ ⇧ ⌥ F7, ⌃⌥⇧F7 or ⌃⌥⇧F7.
- In the Show Usages pop-up window, click