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Using Find and Replace: An Overview Dreamweaver's Find and Replace is a powerful tool you can use to search for specific text or HTML tags and to make changes to that text or the tags within the document you are working on, within selected documents, or throughout your website. This document discusses the options found in the Find and Replace dialog box that you can use to construct your query.
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Current Document |
searches only the open (active) document. |
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Entire Current Local Site |
searches all files within the currently defined local site. |
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Selected Files in Site |
searches files you have selected from the currently defined local site. |
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Folder... |
searches a folder that you have selected. |
What
You Can Search For
The Search For pull-down list offers the following options for searching:
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searches for text strings in the code. |
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searches for text, as displayed in the Design view, in the specified document(s) . |
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searches for text strings while allowing you to specify tags that should or should not be included in the search. In other words, you set conditions which act as a filter for the search. |
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searches for a specific tag. You can also specify an attribute of the tag. Replacement options for this type of search are numerous, giving you a lot of control. For example, you can replace a tag, replace the contents of a tag, strip a tag, set an attribute for the tag, etc. |
Additional
Options for Defining Your Query
The following are additional options available in the Find and Replace dialog box.
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Match Case |
searches for text with the letter case as you type it. For example, a search for History would not find history. |
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Ignore White Space Differences |
search treats all white space as one space. This can be helpful when searching code. This option is selected by default. It is mutually exclusive of the Use Regular Expressions option. |
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Use Regular Expressions |
searches for text strings or patterns that you define using special characters. For example using ^The, you can search for lines that begin with The. Regular expressions can be grouped or nested, adding a lot of power to your search. For a complete list of characters, search for regular expressions in Dreamweaver's Help. This option is mutually exclusive of the Ignore White Space Differences option. |