finding a function with particular name.

Question

How can i search for a function with particular name in my entire project.I dont even know if the function by that name exists.So i cant find references to that function by right clicking and then selecting the required option. For example in eclipse we have one short curt ctr + shift +R to search for all classes with particular name. Ctr + 0 to search for function in current class.I want to search in entire workspace

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Answer 1

You can use the Java... option in the Search menu. The default options will search the entire workspace for all references and declarations of the search string. If you want to search only for declarations, there is a Limit To option.

Answer 2

Ctrl + H will give you the full text search of Eclipse.

In the tab Java Search you can specify to search for methods only (Limit to) . At the bottom you can also specify the scope of your search, in your case that would be 'Workspace'.

If that does not suit your need type Ctrl + Shift + L twice, this opens the menu with the list of all Eclipse hotkeys.

There you can for example sort by category and browse all hotkeys in the search category. That will give you quite a good list of the possible search options you get withing eclipse.