The Retriever is a fast source code retrieval tool with filtering. It can be used to obtain information about where a certain string or symbol is used in the source code. It lists all occurrences of strings matching a regular expression in a set of projects. A semantic filter can then be applied to the matches.
The Retriever also allows you to globally find and replace strings in code lines, and to edit code in the integrated Source Editor. For details about these features, please refer to the Reference Guide.
This chapter is about using the Retriever to: