XML Schema Editor: Using Find in the Schema View

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The Find bar lets you find schema components in the current schema file. You can search for the following:

You can also define the type of find to be performed:

To find schema components:

  1. In the IDE, make sure that the Schema view of your schema file is the active view.
  2. From the IDE main menu, choose Edit > Find.
    You can also press Ctrl-F.
    The Find bar opens at the bottom of the Schema view.
  3. In the Find box, click the magnifying glass icon Magnifying glass in find box and select the type of find you want to perform: Component Name, Component Kind, Attribute Declaration, Attribute Value, or Namespace Usage.
  4. If you want to find matches from a specific point in the schema, instead of performing a search from the root of the schema, select a component in the Schema view, and in the Find box, click the magnifying glass icon Magnifying glass in find box and select Search Selection.
  5. If you want to use a regular expression, in the Find box, click the magnifying glass icon Magnifying glass in find box and select Use regular expression.
  6. In the Find box, type the text you want to find or type a regular expression and press Enter.
    The IDE finds matching components and highlights the matches in the schema view.
    The IDE shows the number of matches to the right of the Clear button in the Find bar.
    The named matching components are highlighted in light orange. Components that reference the matching components may or may not be highlighted, depending on their names.
  7. Use the Find Next and Find Previous buttons to cycle through the matching components.
    Find Next and Find Previous cycles through matching components in the order that they appear in the source of the schema file.

To clear highlights after a find:

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See Also
> Regular Expressions For Finding and Replacing Text
About the Schema View

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