The mark occurrences action in the editor locates related
language elements in the editor. If Mark Occurrences is
enabled, you can select an element in the code and other instances
are highlighted.
Before you begin
- To define the language elements that are highlighted by the Mark
Occurrences action, use the Mark Occurrences preference.
- Ensure that the Mark Occurrences action
is enabled in the editor toolbar.
If you want to disable the
Mark Occurrences action,
clear
Mark Occurrences in the editor toolbar.
This action is enabled by default.
About this task
The
Mark Occurrences and
Search
Occurrences actions are similar in that both provide a
method to locate related language elements. But they have several
differences:
- Results of a search occurrences operation are included in the Search view
along with being highlighted in the editor. The results of a mark
occurrence action are included in the editor only.
- The results of a search occurrences operation include occurrences
in copy members, include members, and identified preprocessor statements.
These occurrences are not provided in the mark occurrence results.
- The mark occurrence action is limited to elements selected on
the Mark Occurrences preference.
Procedure
Focus the cursor on an element. Other
instances of the elements are highlighted as follows:
- Write instances are highlighted in orange.
- Read instances are highlighted in gray.