DVT e Language IDE User Guide
Rev. 24.1.5, 13 March 2024

Chapter 18. Semantic Search

You can search for a specific type, method etc. in the current project or whole workspace. Press Ctrl+H to pop-up the search dialog.

To search for the declaration of a specific type, method, field etc. :

  • Press Ctrl+H to open the Search Dialog

  • Click on the e Search tab

  • Type the name in the Search String (if you select in the editor before pressing Ctrl+H, the Search String is automatically set to the selection)

  • Select type or method etc. and Declarations

  • Click Search

To search for a whole word in all e files, in comments or not:

  • Press Ctrl+H to open the Search Dialog

  • Click on the e Search tab

  • Type the name in the Search String (if you select in the editor before pressing Ctrl+H, the Search String is automatically set to the selection)

  • Select Whole Word and Do not search in comments or All occurrences

  • Click Search

The search results are presented in the Search View.

The Search View is automatically raised at any invocation. You can also go to menu Window > Show View > Other... > General > Search to open the Search View.

  • Use up and down arrows to move from one match to another.

  • Use search history to switch between various search results.

  • Use search again to refresh search results.