How search for method in VSCode?

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Is there's any functionality simillar to CTRL+R of sublime in VSCode?

Possible duplicate of [Method List in Visual Studio Code](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36154283/method-list-in-visual-studio-code) — Alex, Aug 01 '17 at 14:29
Would that be the sort of functionality provided by https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=trixnz.go-to-method or https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=kbysiec.vscode-search-everywhere ? — Peter W, Sep 26 '20 at 04:34

score 103 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 15 '22 at 23:05

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Go to Symbol workbench.action.gotoSymbol Ctrl+Shift+O (Cmd+Shift+O on a Mac).

You can reassign it to Ctrl+R.

You can also group them by typing colon @:.

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answered Aug 01 '17 at 14:25

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In case it helps anyone reading this, press Ctrl+P for "quick open", then you can use @ or @: The latter is handy to see all the symbols in the file grouped by classes, constants, fields, methods... (for C# in my case) – KevinVictor Jun 04 '20 at 10:35
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how would I do a global search for a method in all my files? – stackjlei Jun 09 '20 at 19:57
For Ruby, you need this extension to make `gotoSymbol` work: https://stackoverflow.com/a/65607196/1852005 – stwr667 Oct 11 '21 at 02:34
Getting message "No editor Symbols", not worked this solution for me. Thanks – Kamlesh Apr 27 '23 at 07:20

score 85 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 04 '23 at 07:38

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To search a method name across all files you can use CTRL + P and then start search with # (to get directly here use CTR+T)

For example: #register

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answered Mar 12 '20 at 22:32

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This is handy although it should be noted that it searches across files, not just the current file. Also, Ctrl+T does the same thing. – KevinVictor Jun 04 '20 at 10:21
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use @ instead to look for fields/methods within a file. @register @myMethod() – Reza Taba Aug 30 '20 at 15:48
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Very useful. I use Ctrl + R to search within the file to get the same behavior as Sublime Text. – Prabowo Murti Mar 13 '22 at 05:40
Not worked for me, getting message "No matching workspace symbols" while I have function in opened file. – Kamlesh Apr 27 '23 at 07:21

Irshad Khan · Answer 3 · 2020-09-28T16:09:07.307

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I found multiple options to search function/definition.

According to your convenience, you can choose one of the below options :

Best shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+O and type your function name.
Press Ctrl+P for "quick open", then you can use @ or @: The latter is handy to see all the symbols in the file grouped by classes, constants, fields, methods
Press Ctrl+T to searches across files, not just the current file.

Thanks, @kevinvictor and @alex

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answered Sep 12 '20 at 06:29

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Getting message "No editor Symbols", not worked this solution for me. Thanks – Kamlesh Apr 27 '23 at 07:22

score 15 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 07 '21 at 08:53

The answer is to use Ctrl + T and start typing a method name.

(It searches for the method name in multiple files. You can use Ctrl + F to do the search in the current file.)

More detailed answer -

There are several ways to do a search in VS Code. One global way to do a search is to use Ctrl + P.

When you first click on Ctrl + P (Go to File), it shows the recently opened files.

Then when you start typing in the search box not beginning with a special character like # or @, it will search for files.
But when you start typing in the search box beginning with a special character like # or @, it will search for other things.

Ctrl + P + # - show all symbols including methods in all files (same as shortcut: Ctrl + T)

Ctrl + P + @ - go to symbol (same as shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + O)

score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 23 '21 at 12:12

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Having same issue in Visual Studio editor. I simply install PHP IntelliSense extension.

You can find this extension in ctrl + shift + x search IntelliSense and install it. And then type ctrl + shift + o so you can see all method and function.

answered Mar 23 '21 at 12:12

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 18 '20 at 09:31

If you want to check for multiple uses of a function in VSCode another quick way to do this is

By using CTRL+CLICK (Windows) or CMD+CLICK (Mac) on the function name and then you would see a column on the right which would tell you all the other places in the file system that function has been used.

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