This tab finds the designated characters and moves the caret to the searched position with the position being selected.
This tab is enabled only when the Find and Replace dialog box is called from the Property panel, Output panel, or Editor panel. |
The button in [Search text] area will be displayed only if this dialog box is opened from the Editor panel. |
The following items are explained here.
You can directly enter the characters into the text box (maximum characters: 1024) or select from the input history in the drop-down list (up to 10 history entries).
By default, a word (including a variable, function, etc.) at the caret position is shown. Note, however, that if this dialog box is opened from the panel with the character being selected, the selected characters are shown by default.
You can select the following wildcard by using the button. This is available when this dialog box is opened from the Editor panel and "Wild-card" is selected in [Search criteria].
You can select the following regular expressions by using the button. This is available when this dialog box is opened from the Editor panel and "Regular Expression" is selected in [Search criteria].
For details on regular expressions, see "B.REGULAR EXPRESSIONS SYNTAX". |
Designate the location to find.
Select one of the following items from the drop-down list.
Finds the selection in the search enabled panel which was active the last time. If this dialog box is opened from the Editor panel, or if there is no characters in selection in the panel which was last active, or the panel cannot be found, this item will be disabled. |
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Finds in the panel which was last active and can be found. If the panel which was lastly active cannot be found or the panel does not exist, this item will be disabled. |
This area is shown when the [Option] button is clicked (not shown by default).
The following options can be designated as search criteria.
Select one of the following items from the drop-down list.
Finds the characters designated in [Search text] area. |
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Finds using the wildcard designated in [Search text] area. |
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Finds using the regular expressions designated in [Search text] area. |
This item is enabled only when the Editor panel is focused. |
Switches between display/hide the [Option] area in this tab. |
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Finds from the current caret position to the top of the file with the designated criteria. Selects the characters that are searched and moves the caretNote. The operation is the same as when the [Shift] + [Enter] key is pressed. |
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Finds from the current caret position to the end of the file with the designated criteria. Selects the characters that are searched and moves the caretNote. The operation is the same as when the [Enter] key is pressed. |
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If the designated characters cannot be searched, "Search text was not found." is displayed on the status bar of the Main window. |
When the [Find Previous]/[Find Next] button is clicked, all character strings for the search in the characters area are highlighted by a beige background color except in the case of searches with wildcards or in the [Match whole word] checkbox. Highlighting of the character string for the search is canceled by pressing the [Esc] key. |