Question

Is it possible to search for only a particular word under Eclipse IDE .
For example i need to search for a word “sub” .

But the problem is that , when i did ctr l + H and typed the word “sub” , it producing all matching results such as
submit —-etc , but i want the exact word “sub” in my Search .

Please let me know if its possible ??

Thanks in advance .

Answer 1

Try using regular expressions in the File Search Dialogue (Ctrl + H). You can use the word boundaries modifier \b like so :

\bsub\b asks eclipse to search for all matches in which sub is both followed and preceded by a word boundary. Read more about word boundaries here.

Here is a sample snapshot of the Search Results using the above:

If you want to restrict the search to the current project then try selecting ‘Enclosing Projects’ radio option. This option will be disabled if you don’t already have a file from the Project opened. To get past this annoyance, I would recommend creating a Working Set with just the project(s) of interest and then restricting the search on that Working Set.