# Search Actions

Search menu commands:

Name | Function | Keyboard Shortcut
Search... | Opens the search dialog | Ctrl + H
File... | Opens the search dialog on the File search page |
Java... | Opens the search dialog on the Java search page |

Text

Searches for the selected text in the chosen scope:

- Workspace (Ctrl + Alt + G)
- Project
- Hierarchy
- Working Set

References

Finds all references to the selected Java element in the chosen scope:

- Workspace (Ctrl + Shift + G)
- Project
- Hierarchy
- Working Set

Declarations

Finds all declarations of the selected Java element in the chosen scope:

- Workspace (Ctrl + G)
- Project
- Hierarchy
- Working Set

Implementors

Finds all implementors of the selected interface in the chosen scope: (Workspace, Project or Working Set)

- Workspace
- Project
- Working Set

Read Access

Finds all read accesses to the selected field in the chosen scope:

- Workspace
- Project
- Hierarchy
- Working Set

Write Access

Finds all write accesses to the selected field in the chosen scope:

- Workspace
- Project
- Hierarchy
- Working Set

Occurrences in File

Finds all occurrences of the selected Java element in its file

- Identifier: Occurrences of all identifiers resolving to the selected element
- Implementing Methods: All methods implemented by the selected super-interface declaration
- Throwing Exceptions: All statements that possible throw the selected declared exception
- Method Exits: All statements that can exit the method of the selected return type
- Break/Continue Target: The targets of the selected break and continue statement

Ctrl + Shift + U

Referring Tests | Finds all JUnit tests that refer to the currently selected type |

Search scopes submenu:

Scope | Availability | Description
Workspace | all elements | Searches in the full workspace
Project | all elements | Searches in the project enclosing the selected element
Hierarchy | types and members | Searches in the type's hierarchy
Workings Set | all elements | Searches in a working set

Scopes can be saved and names in the working set dialog. Existing instances of working sets are also available in the Search Scope submenu

A Java search can also be conducted via the context menu of all Java views. The search context menu is also available in the Java editor. The search is only performed if the currently selected text can be resolved to a Java element.

The type of the selected Java element defines which search context menus are available. The Java editor does not constrain the list of available Java searches based on the selection.

Java search

Java search tab