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jlinux

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Lazarus IDE refactoring
« on: February 15, 2024, 11:57:14 pm »
Does this feature not exist?
This feature is very useful and is used in many IDE's and I am surprised that it is not available in Lazarus.
It's probably such a trivial situation that it isn't even mentioned and I'm the one who can't find it.
I Googled for this and found nothing but vague stuff.
For example, replacing something as simple as the name of a variable in all files that are part of the project.
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Re: Lazarus IDE refactoring
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2024, 12:08:13 am »
Quote from: jlinux on February 15, 2024, 11:57:14 pm
Does this feature not exist?

Which of them? There are hundreds, maybe thousands of refactoring methods. E.g. "rename variable" is a refactoring https://refactoring.com/catalog/renameVariable.html

In Lazarus you can find some of them in the menu "Source", or in the context menu of the source editor. Both have a submenu called "Refactoring"

There are however many other feature of the IDE that also can be used for refactoring.
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Re: Lazarus IDE refactoring
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2024, 12:42:02 am »
Gosh... I can't believe it didn't occur to me to look there.
tvm
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Re: Lazarus IDE refactoring
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2024, 05:31:05 pm »
Quote from: jlinux on February 15, 2024, 11:57:14 pm
For example, replacing something as simple as the name of a variable in all files that are part of the project.
That can be done with a shortcut F2 when your editor cursor is on the variable name.
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Re: Lazarus IDE refactoring
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2024, 05:59:58 pm »
Quote from: JuhaManninen on February 16, 2024, 05:31:05 pm
That can be done with a shortcut F2 when your editor cursor is on the variable name.

OK, didn't know that F2 also worked for that.
Have used Ctrl+Shigt+E for that feature ever since that feature existed (and I use Lazarus)......

Bart
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Re: Lazarus IDE refactoring
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2024, 07:38:24 pm »
Quote from: Bart on February 16, 2024, 05:59:58 pm
Quote from: JuhaManninen on February 16, 2024, 05:31:05 pm
That can be done with a shortcut F2 when your editor cursor is on the variable name.

OK, didn't know that F2 also worked for that.
Have used Ctrl+Shigt+E for that feature ever since that feature existed (and I use Lazarus)......

Bart

Interesting. I didn't know about Ctrl+Shift+E.
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Re: Lazarus IDE refactoring
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2024, 08:24:03 pm »
That comes from Delphi. Since D2005.
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Re: Lazarus IDE refactoring
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2024, 10:14:09 pm »
Quote from: Thaddy on February 16, 2024, 08:24:03 pm
That comes from Delphi. Since D2005.

That's also about the last time I touched a copy of Delphi. Coincidence? ;)
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