How do I change all the selected instances in the editor?
lazarus / 9-Editor

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bill0287 · 2015-04-25 01:40

When I am in the code editor, and the IDE selects and highlights all
the instances of a name, say "dbf1", how do I type so it changes all
the values and I don't have to do it one at a time?

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BitBangerUSA · 2015-04-25 01:50

IDE Menu... Search, Replace.

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bill0287 · 2015-04-25 02:05

Thanks, I thought there was something quicker, that didn't involve a
menu selection. My mistake.

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BitBangerUSA · 2015-04-25 02:09

there might be - if so i am unaware of it. but i've only been using
Lazarus for about 9 months.

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taazz · 2015-04-25 03:51

there is the sync edit as well. select all the lines of code you want
to change, press the sync edit icon on the gutter that comes up press
tab or click on the word you want to edit and start typing. It should
auto edit all of the words at the same time.

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BitBangerUSA · 2015-04-25 04:41

kewl - Thanks taazz.

it seems that sync edit := SynEdit

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howardpc · 2015-04-25 07:16

The feature is named Syncron-edit. See
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/New_IDE_features_since#Syncron-Edit

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BitBangerUSA · 2015-04-25 15:59

and Thanks/kewl to howardpc.

i should have asked a ? instead of making a statement (pun intended).

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bill0287 · 2015-04-27 16:20

Thanks!

That was the feature I was unable to remember (cntrl+j).