In this tab, search is done with the designated characters and then they are replaced to the characters to be replaced.
This tab is enabled only when the Find and Replace dialog box is called from the Editor panel in the Normal display mode. |
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 "Wild-card" is selected in [Search criteria].
You can select the following regular expressions by using the button. This is available when "Regular Expression" is selected in [Search criteria].
For details on regular expressions, see "B.REGULAR EXPRESSIONS SYNTAX". |
Designate characters to be replaced.
You can directly enter the characters into the text box (maximum characters: 1024) or select from the input history in the drop-down list (maximum numbers of the history: 10).
The following item will appear in the drop-down list.
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. |
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 found and moves the caretNote. |
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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 found and moves the caretNote. |
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Replaces the selected characters to the characters to be replaced then searches the next (previous) candidate and selects themNote. |
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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]/[Replace and 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. |