Searching with the Locator

Another way to improve your productivity with Qt Creator is to use keyboard shortcuts. Qt Creator provides many great keyboard shortcuts. A selection is as follows:

Note

Some Qt Creator shortcuts depend on your OS. You can find (and edit) the complete list via Tools | Options... | Environment | Keyboard.

One of our favorite shortcuts is the Locator. Press Ctrl + K to activate it. Then, you can enjoy several features, as follows:

• Enter a filename (you can even use a partial entry) and press Enter to open the file. If the Locator suggests multiple files, you can use the up and down arrows to navigate.
• Prefix your search with a dot followed by a space (. ) to search C++ symbols in the current document. For example, in the Task.cpp file of the first chapter, try to use the Locator with . set, and press Enter to go to the Task::setName() function.
• Enter l  (L followed by a space) to go to a specific line. For example, l 37 will bring us to line 37 of the current file.

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