WebStorm 2023.2 Help

Find tool window

The Find tool window displays the results of the following searches:

The results of each search are displayed in a separate tab, or replace the contents of the current tab, depending on the Open in new tab dialog setting. By default, the window appears at the bottom of the screen.

It has a toolbar with a set of buttons, a pane of results, and additional buttons for Replace in Path, and Refactoring Preview operations.

Toolbar buttons

Item

Tooltip and Shortcut

Description

the Settings button

Options

Control+Alt+Shift+F7

Click this button to open one of the Find Usages dialogs, which corresponds to the symbol. You can edit the search settings and click Rerun button to execute the modified search query.

the Rerun button

Rerun

Control+F5

Repeat the last search. This button is not available for viewing code coverage results.

the Close button

Close

Control+Shift+F4

Close the current tab or the tool window. This button is not available in Replace in Path and Refactoring Preview dialogs.

Expand all / Collapse all

Expand all

Control+NumPad-+

Collapse all

Control+NumPad--

Use these buttons to have all nodes expanded or collapsed.

Previous occurrence/Next occurrence

Previous/next occurrence

Control+Alt+ArrowUp

Control+Alt+ArrowDown

Navigate to the previous/next element in the tab of results.

Group by

Group by

Click this icon to open the menu for the following grouping options:

  • File Structure Control+S: select this option to display the found usages under the corresponding method nodes.

  • Group by directory Control+P: select this option to show all the usages of a symbol under the directories where they are found.

  • Test/Production: select this option to group the usages according the Production and Test scopes.

  • Usage type Control+T: if this option is selected, the search results are grouped by the following categories:

    • comments

    • unclassified usage not related to any of the categories

  • Merge Usages from the Same Line: select this option to merge the duplicate usages found on the same line.

Show read access

Show read access

Control+R

This button is available for Find Usages only.

If this button is pressed, the search results include references to the read access methods.

Show write access

Show write access

Control+W

This button is available for Find Usages only.

If this button is pressed, the search results include references to the write access methods.

Show import statements

Show import statements

Control+I

This button is available for Find Usages only.

If this button is pressed, the search results include the usages in the import statements.

the Preview Usages button

Preview Usages

Click this icon to open the Preview pane next to the search results.

Context menu commands

Item

Shortcut

Description

Rerun

Control+F5

Run the action again and show the results on the same tab.

Jump to Source

F4

Navigate to the selected item in the source code.

Include

Insert

For an excluded item: include the item in the list of results.

Exclude

Delete

Exclude the selected item from the list of results. (Excluded items are shown strikethrough.)

When you carry out the Replace All or the Do Refactor command, the excluded items are not affected.

Remove

Control+X

Remove the selected item from the list of results.

Recent Find Usages

Alt+ArrowDown

Show the list of recent searches. Select an item in the list to see the search results.

Export to Text File

Alt+O

Save the contents of the current result tab. In the Export preview dialog, specify the target file or copy information to the clipboard. Before saving, you can also modify the information to be saved.

Upper Toolbar buttons

Icon

Tooltip

Description

Show Options Menu

Show Options Menu

Click this icon to open a menu with more options for managing the tool window such as displaying or hiding side toolbars, group tabs, selecting viewing mode, resizing, and so on.

Hide

Hide

Hides the tool window. Press Alt+3 to restore it.

Last modified: 01 September 2023