Is there a shortcut to search the word under cursor in Xcode?

Question

The functionality I'm talking about is in VI/VIM. ie. When the cursor is over the text of a word like say jiggle in command mode, press * to search for the next instance of jiggle. I use this all the time in VIM. Does such a shortcut exist for Xcode? or can we only double-click to highlight, CMD + C, CMD + F, CMD + V, and hit Enter?

Answer 1

Ok, Phrogz has a good solution, but I found a simpler way to do this...

To search consecutive instances of a word in Xcode:

Double-click the word you would like to find the next instance(s) of, then as Phrogz mentioned press ⌘ + E (Use Selection for Find) and then ⌘ + G (Find Next) to search for the next occurrence(s)

Answer 2

Cmd + Ctrl + T will invoke the menu item "Edit All in Scope". That will highlight all uses of the current identifier and allow you to edit all simultaneously.

Not exactly the same thing, but I find it very useful for the sort of case you're talking about. Even if I don't need to edit an identifier, it's a nice way to quickly see all the places its used.

Answer 3

If you select the word (⌥←,⌥⇧→) you can press ⌘ + E (Use Selection for Find) and then ⌘ + G (Find Next) to search for the next occurrence.

Answer 4

You can combine the command+e, command+g to a shortcut

Find a file IDETextKeyBindingSet.plist in directory "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Frameworks/IDEKit.framework/"

Open this file by Xcode
Add a Dictionary named Customized under the Root

Add a String named Move to Next Instance under the Customized and set the value to selectWord:, useSelectionForFind:, findNext:

IDETextKeyBindingSet.plist

Restart Xcode and set the Key Bindings Find Move to Next Instance and set the key to option+↓ (or other key you prefered)

Key Bindings