Replace in Projects Dialog

This dialog searches projects for instances of specified text or a regular expression and replaces those instances with another specified text.

This dialog contains the following fields:

Element Description

Containing Text

In this field, type or paste the text or regular expression. Click the down arrow for a drop-down list of previously used search expressions.

      Match Case

Search only for instances of the text or expression that match the exact upper and lower case characters entered in the Containing Text field.

      Preserve Case When Replacing

If Match Case is not selected, click this to preserve upper and lower case characters when replacing text.

      Whole Words

Search only for whole words. Ignore longer words that are made up in part of the text in the Containing Text field

      Regular Expression

Indicates that the entry in the containing text field is a regular expression. Click test, and another search dialog opens where you can search for one text pattern.

Replace With...

Text that should replace the contents of the Containing Text field. Click the down arrow for a drop-down list of previously used replacement texts.

Scope

The scope of projects to search. You can either search the projects you selected in the Projects window or all open projects.

File Name Pattern

The pattern of file names, such as *.html, to search through.

      Use Ignore List

Use a list of files to ignore when performing the search. Click edit to open a dialog where you can add or remove files and file paths from the ignore list.

      Regular Expression

Indicates that the entry in the file name pattern field is a regular expression.


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