Code Roar Reference Manual: Dialogs

Search and Replace Dialog

The Search and Replace dialog allows the user to search the contents of the active document for a particular string and replace that string with a new value. For more sophisticated searching, regular expressions may be used. For information on searching with regular expressions refer to the Searching with Regular Expressions topic.

The following figure shows the Search and Replace dialog:

Accessibility: From the Replace option in the Edit Menu

Description of Components

Component		Description
Search string		The string that is being replaced. Regular expressions may be used for advanced search capabilities.
Replace text		The text that will replace the string being queried.
Restrict to
Text		Search everything in the current document with the exception of strings and comments.
Strings		Search only within any strings declared in the file.
Comments		Search only within any comments declared in the file.
Options
Ignore Case		Ignore the case of the selection when performing a search such that a search string of string will match STRING, STring, or string.
Whole Word		Match only whole words when performing a search such that a search string of word will match word but it will not match word1, word2, or word3.
Regular Expression		Search using a search string that supports regular expressions. For more information on searching with regular expressions refer to the Searching with Regular Expressions topic.
Mode
Prompted		The user will be prompted to confirm the replacement of each instance of the queried text. This is the default option.
Once		Only the first instance of the queried text will be prompted.
All		All instances of the queried text will be replaced without user confirmation.
Direction
Forward		Search forward through the active document from the current caret position.
Backward		Search backward through the active document from the current caret position.
Control
Search Button		Searches the active document for the specified search string and replaces it.
Cancel Button		This button cancels the search and replace operation and returns the main application window.