Configure a find or replace

The Find and Replace dialog box provides a set of options to configure a set of search options

Look in

The Look in field includes options to search the entire script (Document) or only a selected portion of a script (Selection). Document is the default.

When you want to search only within a selected portion of a script, select the search area within the script using your mouse before conducting the search. A blue background identifies the selected script lines, which can be searched. The search results only show matching items within the portion of the script you selected.

Find Options

You can expand or collapse the Find options section. The following options can be selected or cleared to filter search results more precisely.

• Match case

  When selected, the search results only display instances of the Find what string that are matched both by content and by case. For example, a search for Triangle4 with Match case selected returns Triangle4 but not triangle4.

• Match whole word

  When selected, the search results only display instances of the Find what string that are matched in complete words. For example, a search for LogicBit will return LogicBit but not LogicBits.

• Search up

  When selected, a search is conducted from the current position within a script to the top of the script. By default, a search is conducted from the current position within a script to the bottom.

Search type

The Search type field provides options to conduct a script search based on the type of search.

• Normal

  The default search type, which requires an exact match between the characters in a search string and text in a script.

• Search by regular expressions

  A regular expression describes one or more strings to match when you search a script. A regular expression consists of ordinary characters that serve as a template for matching a character pattern to the string being searched.

• Search by wildcard characters

  A wildcard search uses keyboard characters like an asterisk (*) or a question mark (?) to represent one or more characters when searching within a script.

• Search by acronym

  An acronym search matches a character at the start of a word, then every capital letter or character following an underscore.

• Search by shorthand

  A shorthand search extends the 'Search by Acronym' option by allowing non-whitespace characters between the search pattern characters.

You must type a search string that complies with the syntax and supported characters of the selected search type.