Searching and replacing text
Find Text
Click Search > Find Text... to search for text in the XML Editor.
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| • | Find what -- Enter a search string or click the down arrow next to the input box to select from a list of previously entered search strings.Use [\n] to search for newlines. Use [\t] to search for tabs. Use [\\n] to search for "\n". Use [\\t] to search for "\t". For instance: [Hello\nBIG\nworld] matches "Hello" "BIG" and "world" on three seperate lines. [Hello\\nBIG\\nworld] matches "Hello\nBIG\nworld" on a single line.Click the [¶] button to insert newlines (\n) and tabs (\t) into the search string. |
| • | Direction -- Direction to search, starting from the current cursor position:Forward (default) - From the current position to the end of the file.Backward - From the current position to the beginning of the file. |
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| • | Match case -- Differentiates uppercase from lowercase when performing a search. |
| • | Wrap around -- Continues the find from the start of the document after reaching the end if the search is in forward direction. Continues the find from the end of the document after reaching the start if the search is in backward direction. |
Find Backward
Click Search > Find Backward to repeat the last Find Text command from the current position to the begin of the file. The settings last made in the Find Text dialog remain in effect.
Note: Search > Find Backward is disabled if no active file is loaded in the XML Editor.
Find Forward
Click Search > Find Forward to repeat the last Find Text command from the current position to the end of the file. The settings last made in the Find Text dialog remain in effect.
Note: Search > Find Forward is disabled if no active file is loaded in the XML Editor.
Go to Line
Click Search > Go to Line... to to jump to a specified line.
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| • | Line -- Specify the line you want to go to. |
| • | Character -- Specify the character you want to go to. |
Replace Text
Click Search > Replace Text... to replace text in the XML Editor.

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| • | Find what -- Enter a search string or click the down arrow next to the input box to select from a list of previously entered search strings.Use [\n] to search for newlines. Use [\t] to search for tabs. Use [\\n] to search for "\n". Use [\\t] to search for "\t". For instance: [Hello\nBIG\nworld] matches "Hello" "BIG" and "world" on three seperate lines. [Hello\\nBIG\\nworld] matches "Hello\nBIG\nworld" on a single line.Click the [¶] button to insert newlines (\n) and tabs (\t) into the search string. |
| • | Replace with -- Enter a replacement string or click the down arrow next to the input box to select from a list of previously entered replacement strings. To replace the text with nothing, leave this input box blank.Use [\n] to replace with newlines. Use [\t] to replace with tabs. Use [\\n] to replace with "\n". Use [\\t] to replace with "\t". For instance: [Hello\nBIG\nworld] will insert "Hello" "BIG" and "world" on three seperate lines. [Hello\\nBIG\\nworld] will insert "Hello\nBIG\nworld" on a single line.Click the [¶] button to insert newlines (\n) and tabs (\t) into the replacement string. |
| • | Direction -- Direction to search, starting from the current cursor position:Forward (default) - From the current position to the end of the file.Backward - From the current position to the beginning of the file. |
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| • | Match case -- Differentiates uppercase from lowercase when performing a search. |