Search actions

Search menu commands
Name	Function	Keyboard Shortcut
Search	Opens the search dialog	Ctrl + H
Search File	Opens the search dialog on the File search page
Search Help	Opens the search dialog on the Help search page
Search Java	Opens the search dialog on the Java search page
References	Finds all references to the selected Java element
Declarations	Finds all declarations of the selected Java element
Implementers	Finds all implementers of the selected interface.
Write Access	Finds all write accesses to the selected field
Read Access	Finds all read accesses to the selected field

Search Scopes Submenu
Scope	Availability	Description
Workspace	all elements	Searches in the full workspace
Hierarchy	types and members	Searches in the type's hierarchy
Workings Set	all elements	Searches in a working set

Scopes can be saved and names in the working set dialog.
Existing instances of working sets are also available in the Search Scope submenu

A Java search can also be conducted via the context menu of selected resources and elements in the following views:

Package Explorer
Outline view
Search result view
Hierarchy view
Browsing views

The search context menu is also available in the Java editor. The search is only performed if the currently selected text can be resolved to a Java element.

The type of the selected Java element defines which search context menus are available. The Java editor does not constrain the list of available Java searches based on the selection.

Java search

Conducting a Java search using the search dialog
Conducting a Java search using pop-up menus

Related reference

Java Search tab