Navigating and Searching in Resource Files

The tools at the top of the Resource Editor help you to navigate through and search in the resource file.


Resource Editor - Toolbar

Tool

Description

Back (Alt+Left) - Go to the previous visited entry or category. Click the down arrow to directly select from your history.

Forward (Alt+Right) - Go to the next visited entry or category. Click the down arrow to directly select from your history.

Lookup (Enter) - Go to the item named in the text box to the left of the tool. If more than one item is found, they are listed in a results dialog and you should double-click on the desired item or select it and click OK to go to it.

Click the down arrow to set lookup options:
  • [extension type] - select the type of extension to search, for example you can search only stereotypes
  • Allow wildcard - Enables the use of the characters * to match any string and ? to match any single character. For example, type is* to retrieve all extensions called is....
  • Match case - Search with case sensitivity.

Save (Ctrl+Shift+S) – Save the current resource file. Click the down arrow to save the current resource file under a new name.

Find In Items (Ctrl+Shift+F) - Search for text in entries.

Replace In Items (Ctrl+Shift+H) - Search for and replace text in entries.

Note: To jump to the definition of a template from a reference in another template (see Templates (Profile)) or other extension, place your cursor between the percent signs and press F12. If an extension overrides another item, right-click it and select Go to super-definition to go to the overriden item.