Searching for Strings

Use the String Searcher to search for strings of text in specified files.

To search for a string of text:

  1. Set the scope of your search to either a project or directory:
  2. Specify the name of the project or directory you wish to search. By default, the name of the currently selected project is automatically entered.
  3. Specify the string that you wish to search for. Use the toggle to cause the search to be case insensitive. This version of the WorkShop does not support regular expressions; only the characters you specify are used.
  4. You can further narrow the scope of your search by specifying (by suffix) the types of files to search. File types are specified by their suffixes. Items in the list are separated by a space. You can add or delete files from this list.
  5. You can start the search in two ways:
  6. The results of the search are displayed in the window. Each line consists of:
  7. Click on the file name link to display the file in the WorkShop text editor. You can also use the Next and Previous tool bar controls to move from match to match.
  8. To repeat a previous search, choose it from the Query History list.

To stop a search, click on the Stop search control in the tool bar.


See also:

Browsing Class Files
What Is a Portfolio?
What Is a Project?