{"id":539,"date":"2014-03-18T19:45:56","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T19:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wholetomato.com\/?p=539"},"modified":"2019-05-03T17:28:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T21:28:52","slug":"using-find-refs-to-manage-a-task","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/using-find-refs-to-manage-a-task\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Find References to Manage a Task"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Find References has been a feature of Visual Assist for about a decade. And, while Find References now shares its name with a version of the command integral to Microsoft Visual Studio, the original has pragmatic components that should make it the everyday preference.<\/p>\n<p>If during the course of programming, you find yourself reviewing or reworking the code surrounding references to a symbol, Find References in Visual Assist can be a handy tool to manage the task. Begin by invoking Find References on your target symbol, with the default Shift+Alt+F or from one of the menus that comprise Visual Assist.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesinvoke.png?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/using-find-refs-to-manage-a-task\/blogfindreferencesinvoke\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesinvoke.png?fit=335%2C146&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"335,146\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesinvoke.png?fit=300%2C131&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesinvoke.png?fit=335%2C146&ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-544 alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesinvoke.png?resize=335%2C146&ssl=1\" width=\"335\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesinvoke.png?w=335&ssl=1 335w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesinvoke.png?resize=300%2C131&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Confine the results to the current project or all projects, as appropriate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesprojects.png?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"543\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/using-find-refs-to-manage-a-task\/blogfindreferencesprojects\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesprojects.png?fit=601%2C99&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"601,99\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesprojects.png?fit=300%2C49&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesprojects.png?fit=601%2C99&ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-543 alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesprojects.png?resize=601%2C99&ssl=1\" width=\"601\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesprojects.png?w=601&ssl=1 601w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesprojects.png?resize=300%2C49&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesprojects.png?resize=360%2C59&ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clone the results window so you can invoke additional Find References without overwriting your original results.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesclone.png?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"542\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/using-find-refs-to-manage-a-task\/blogfindreferencesclone\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesclone.png?fit=601%2C99&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"601,99\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesclone.png?fit=300%2C49&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesclone.png?fit=601%2C99&ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-542\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesclone.png?resize=601%2C99&ssl=1\" width=\"601\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesclone.png?w=601&ssl=1 601w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesclone.png?resize=300%2C49&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesclone.png?resize=360%2C59&ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can identify a cloned window by its title and lack of \u201cHighlight All\u201d checkbox.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesresults.png?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"541\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/using-find-refs-to-manage-a-task\/blogfindreferencesresults\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesresults.png?fit=546%2C132&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"546,132\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesresults.png?fit=300%2C73&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesresults.png?fit=546%2C132&ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-541\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesresults.png?resize=546%2C132&ssl=1\" width=\"546\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesresults.png?w=546&ssl=1 546w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesresults.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesresults.png?resize=360%2C87&ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you plan extensive modifications to the code surrounding your target references, make sure \u201cAllow navigation to stale results\u201d is enabled in the context menu of your cloned results window. The setting tells Visual Assist to jump to locations even if you\u2019ve already removed the references from them. (Without the setting, Visual Assist places you to the top of a target file when it can\u2019t locate a reference.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesstale.png?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"545\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/using-find-refs-to-manage-a-task\/blogfindreferencesstale\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesstale.png?fit=277%2C33&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"277,33\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesstale.png?fit=277%2C33&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesstale.png?fit=277%2C33&ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-545\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesstale.png?resize=277%2C33&ssl=1\" width=\"277\" height=\"33\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Double-click or select entries to jump to references, and\u00c2\u00a0review or rework your code as necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Mark entries \u201cdone\u201d by deleting them from your cloned results window. And don\u2019t fret, \u201cdeleting\u201d doesn\u2019t modify your source.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesdelete.png?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"546\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/using-find-refs-to-manage-a-task\/blogfindreferencesdelete\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesdelete.png?fit=277%2C64&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"277,64\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesdelete.png?fit=277%2C64&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesdelete.png?fit=277%2C64&ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-546\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesdelete.png?resize=277%2C64&ssl=1\" width=\"277\" height=\"64\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Refresh the cloned results window only if you make extensive changes to your source and you\u2019re not deleting entries. Although a refresh will update your locations, it will also restore \u201cdeleted\u201d entries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesrefresh.png?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"553\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/using-find-refs-to-manage-a-task\/blogfindreferencesrefresh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesrefresh.png?fit=550%2C99&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,99\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesrefresh.png?fit=300%2C54&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesrefresh.png?fit=550%2C99&ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-553\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesrefresh.png?resize=550%2C99&ssl=1\" width=\"550\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesrefresh.png?w=550&ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesrefresh.png?resize=300%2C54&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blogfindreferencesrefresh.png?resize=360%2C65&ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Close the cloned window when you\u2019ve finished your review or rework.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, explore the other components of\u00c2\u00a0<a title=\"Find References\" href=\"http:\/\/docs.wholetomato.com\/default.asp?W189\">Find References<\/a> integral to Visual Assist. I think you\u2019ll find the effort a worthwhile use of your time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find References has been a feature of Visual Assist for about a decade. And, while Find References now shares its name with a version of the command integral to Microsoft Visual Studio, the original has&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28485711,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[672],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-and-tricks"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfhqii-8H","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28485711"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":557,"href":"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539\/revisions\/557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}