#Search in files intellij code

If you want to quickly switch to the default scope, press Control+Alt+F7. The usages window shows the current scope and total count of usages.

#Search in files intellij code

In the editor, select a symbol for which you want to see the usages.įrom the main menu, select Edit | Find Usages | Show Usages In Code Control+Alt+F7. You can view usages of the selected symbol in a separate window that you can move to different parts of your screen and use for quick navigation.

In this case, the file with the result usage is opened in the editor. In the Find tool window, click the Preview Source icon.Īs an alternative, you can select Jump to Source if you invoke the context menu on a usage found or Show in Split. You have several options to see the code source for the usages found. You can use the Find Usages action as an alternative to the Call Hierarchy actions. While in the Find tool window, you can also use the Preview area to check the places where the usages were found, to see a call hierarchy for methods, data flow for fields, and so on. To disable this functionality, unselect the Enable similar usages clustering in Find Usages view in the advanced settings. You can select any group node from the list and click Show similar usages to look through the results. These usage clusters appear in the Preview tab. IntelliJ IDEA analyzes search results, detects the most common usage patterns, and categorizes all found usages into groups based on their structural similarity. To open the Find Usages dialog, click on the toolbar in the Find tool window or press Control+Alt+Shift+F7. If you need, you can group ( ) the results by files, packages, directories, and so on. Select a symbol for which you want to find usages, right-click the symbol, and select Find Usages from its context menu or press Alt+F7.Ĭheck the results in the Find tool window. You can also use the Control Alt ArrowDown and Control Alt ArrowUp shortcuts for navigation between usages. Use the F3 and Shift+F3 shortcuts to navigate between highlighted symbols. With the Control+F7 you can also highlight the exception name and places where the exception is thrown. IntelliJ IDEA selects the first usage occurrence in the file. If the highlighting of usages is disabled, press Control+Shift+F7 to highlight all usages in the file.įrom the main menu, select Edit | Find Usages | Find Usages in File Control+F7.

In the editor, select a symbol you want to find, IntelliJ IDEA automatically highlights all found usages in the file.

Moreover, you can configure the color of the usages highlighting or disable the automatic highlighting of usages altogether. You can manage the search process, and search only in a single file, extend your search to the whole project, or create a certain search scope. With the Find Usages actions you can search for the references of your code element throughout the whole codebase. Before you make the changes, it is a good practice to see where the code element is used and how it affects the application. When you write or edit code, you might come across a code element that you want to change or delete.