# Find and Replace

This dialog is used for find and replace certain expressions in your project.

Enter the expression you are looking for in the upper textfield and finish by pressing RETURN. The current method is being searched for the entered expression. Every code location where the expression has been found is being listed and you can jump there by clicking the corresponding entry.

You can also specify the search direction by selecting either foward or backward. You may choose if you wish to distinguish between captitals or small letters.

You can search the entire class, the current package or the entire project for the entered string by pressing the corresponding buttons.

If you have entered a text into the second textbox and selected a list entry, you can replace it by pressing the "Replace" - button.
NOTE: If you want to replace more than one expression, we recommend that you start with the last entry and search backwards so that the code locations are still valid. Unfortunately, you have to work this way because of the Swing component JEditorPane.