05.14 Understanding Find Symbol

DEFAULT

Alt+F12

VISUAL BASIC 6

Alt+F12

VISUAL C# 2005

Alt+F12

VISUAL C++ 2

Alt+F12; Ctrl+F11; Ctrl+Alt+F11

VISUAL C++ 6

Alt+F12; Ctrl+Shift+Y

VISUAL STUDIO 6

Alt+F12

WINDOWS

Alt,E, F, Y

MENU

Edit | Find and Replace | Find Symbol

COMMAND

Edit.FindSymbol

VERSIONS

2005, 2008, 2010

CODE

vstipFind0011

You can quickly search for symbols (objects, definitions, and references) by using the Find Symbol dialog box (Alt+F12):

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Find What

This is pretty straightforward; you just type in the search string you are looking for.

Note

You can also get to Find Symbol by using any shortcut to get to the Find and Replace dialog box and selecting Find ...

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