How to actually search all files in Visual Studio

Question

I am using Visual Studio. Say for instance I have a static public method named FooBar() in class Utils. Let\'s also say that I use this method in a lot of .aspx files. Let\'s

Answer 1

I think you are talking about ctrl + shift + F, by default it should be on "look in: entire solution" and there you go.

Answer 2

One can access the "Find in Files" window via the drop-down menu selection and search all files in the Entire Solution: Edit > Find and Replace > Find in Files

Other, alternative is to open the "Find in Files" window via the "Standard Toolbars" button as highlighted in the below screen-short:

Answer 3

So the answer seems to be to NOT use the Solution Explorer search box.

Rather, open any file in the solution, then use the control-f search pop-up to search all files by:

1. selecting "Find All" from the "--> Find Next / <-- Find Previous" selector
2. selecting "Current Project" or "Entire Solution" from the selector that normally says just "Current Document".

Answer 4

Press Ctrl+,

Then you will see a docked window under name of "Go to all"

This a picture of the "Go to all" in my IDE