Use to specify search options for the Find Usages command.
The Find Usages dialog box displays the following options for all types of identifiers:
Element | Description |
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Search in Comments |
Displays occurrences of the identifier that appear in code comments. |
Open in New Tab |
Displays occurrences of the identifier in the Usages tab in the bottom panel of the IDE. |
For classes and interfaces, the Find Usages dialog box displays the following additional options:
Element | Description |
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Find Usages |
Displays all usages of the class. |
Find All Subtypes |
Displays usages of all subtypes of the class, including subtypes of subtypes.
Usages of the class itself are not displayed. |
Find Direct Subtypes Only. |
Displays only usages of direct subtypes.
Subtypes of those subtypes are ignored. |
For methods, the Find Usages dialog box sometimes displays the following additional options:
Element | Description |
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Find Usages |
Displays all usages of that specific method in your project. |
Find Overriding Methods |
Displays every usage of a method that overrides this method in your project in the output. |
Find Usages and Overriding Methods | Displays all usages of the selected method and all usages of any method that override it. |
Include overloaded methods | Displays all overloaded methods in your project. |
Search from Base Class |
Displays every usage of that base method in the output.
This option is only relevant if the method for which you are finding usages overrides another method. |
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