Find/Replace#

Selecting the "Find..." item under the Edit Menu (CTRL+F) opens the following dialog:

Choosing "Replace..." item under the Edit Menu (CTRL+H) modifies this dialog to display additional replace fields:

By default this dialog will allow you to search "Everything" in the current XML document with a specified find string. You can refine the search using the following options:

Match case: Only find nodes that contain the exact search string in the same case.

Match whole word: Only find nodes that contain the search string as a complete word, i.e., not a substring.

Use Regular Expressions: Treats the find string as a regular expression. See .NET regular expressions for help with the regular expression language.

Use XPath: Allows you to find nodes using an XPath expression. Choosing this option reveals an extra table where you can edit the namespace prefix mappings used in the XPath expression. See XPath Syntax for help with the XPath expression language.

Search Filter: Limits the search to just "Names" which means only search node names, or "Text" which means only search node values, or "Comments" which means only search comment nodes.

Direction: Determines the search direction: "Up" (backwards from the current location) or "Down" (forwards).

Find Next: Finds the next matching node in the specified direction after the currently selected node and highlights the matching substring within the node name or value.

Replace: Finds the next matching node in the specified direction after the currently selected node and replaces it with the specified replace text.

Replace All: Replaces all matching text with the specified replace text.