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grandchain
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - Apr 14 2008 : 10:57:20 AM
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Hi,
I've just found myself wishing several times for a way to limit the scope of a symbol rename. I've been copying files around to use as the basis for new files, and I've wanted to rename occurences of the symbol:
- within a selected section of a file
- within the current file only
- within the current project only
Currently to achieve the last two, I need to go through and de-select all other files/all files in other projects.
It would be really neat if these could be added as options on the Rename... dialog.
Cheers,
Ian |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18750 Posts |
Posted - Apr 14 2008 : 1:39:23 PM
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Have you considered using the IDE's find and replace feature?
I do understand what you are after, I have done the same thing often enough myself. However I often copy both a cpp and its matching header file. So suddenly I need "just these two files". Under these conditions I find the IDE's find and replace to be the best solution, since that is designed to run only on the current file, or only on the selected text. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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grandchain
Junior Member
United Kingdom
22 Posts |
Posted - Apr 14 2008 : 3:50:44 PM
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Hi feline,
Search and replace was what I ended up using for the single cpp & h, though even here it would have been easier through the Rename dialog. However, I also found myself copying a whole project, stripping out some files, and then renaming some of the basic classes throughout the project. I had to go through all the files in the solution which referenced these classes and de-select the files from other projects to achieve this one - somewhat error-prone.
A simple option which would make this sort of operation easier (though I still think it would be neater to have the filters) would be a Select All check box along the lines of the TortoiseSVN commit dialog - clicking once would select all and have a check. Clicking again would select none and have no check.
I do find the Rename dialog easier to use generally than Search and Replace, even within a single file - I can see what's going to be changed up front and double-check it's what I want, and I just have to tweak the name, rather than having to tab to the replace box and type in the replacement (which is usually similar to what's being replaced).
Cheers,
Ian |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18750 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2008 : 2:14:06 PM
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We are looking into adding the ability to check or uncheck all of the check boxes in the Rename dialog in one go:
case=4087 |
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support
Whole Tomato Software
5566 Posts |
Posted - Dec 01 2008 : 07:30:07 AM
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| case=4087 is implemented in build 1707 (per-project results may be checked/unchecked at once) |
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Scoped rename
