Text Editor Popup Menu Commands - 2021.2 English

The popup menu contains the following commands:

Save File

Saves changes to the currently displayed file.

Save File As

Saves a file to a new name.

Save All Files

Saves all open files that were modified.

Find Usages

Shows all files in which the selected module, architecture, entity, or signal is located.

Go to Definition

Shows the definition for the selected module, architecture, entity, or signal.

Undo

Undoes changes in sequential order.

Redo

Redoes changes in sequential order.

Cut

Cuts selected text to the clipboard.

Copy

Copies selected text to the clipboard.

Paste

Pastes the contents of the clipboard to the cursor location.

Duplicate Selection

Copies the selected text and pastes it to the cursor location, immediately in front of the current selection.

Select All

Selects all text in the Text Editor.

Toggle column selection mode

Specifies whether to select a block of text characters as a grid of rows and columns or as lines of text. This command can be toggled on or off.

Find/Replace

Finds and replaces text in the current file.

Find in Files/Replace in Files

Opens the Find in Files dialog box for you to enter text strings for searching the selected files. The Find in Files window displays at the bottom of the Vivado IDE environment with the results of the search. You can replace the search string with a new string using the Replace in Files command.

Indent Selection/Unindent Selection

Inserts or removes a tab space on the selected line or lines.

Toggle Line Comments

Selects a line of text or group of lines, and inserts a line comment symbol at the start of the line. This command removes the line comment symbol if the selected lines currently contain the comment symbol.

Toggle Block Comments

Adds or removes a block comment (/*...*/) at the start and end of a selected block of text. This command is useful for commenting out a section of text in a single command.

Note: The comment symbol inserted is contextually dependent on the type of file displayed. This command is only available for Verilog, SystemVerilog, and VHDL.

Blank Operations

Configures the display of tabs, spaces, and special characters for the selected text. If no text is selected, configures the display for the entire document.

Trim Leading Whitespace

Removes the leading whitespace for the selected text. This operation works on the entire document if no text is selected.

Trim Trailing Whitespace

Removes the trailing whitespace for the selected text. This operation works on the entire document if no text is selected.

Trim Leading and Trailing Whitespace

Combines the actions of the previous two commands, trimming both the leading and trailing whitespace. This operation works on the entire document if no text is selected.

TAB to Space

Converts each tab character into a space character.

Space to TAB

Converts each space character into a tab character.

Show Special Characters

Displays special characters that are typically hidden, such as tabs, spaces, and end-of-line characters.

Diff with <File_Name>

Opens the File Compare dialog box (shown in the following figure) and performs a comparison of the current file and the file you select.

Note: You must have both files you want to compare loaded in the Text Editor.

Folding

Collapses and expands text based on hierarchy, making it easier to navigate and edit large files.

Expand Current

Expands the text at the cursor location.

Collapse Current

Collapses the text around the cursor location.

Expand All

Expands all text in the current file.

Collapse All

Collapses all text in the current file.

Expand Comments

Expands all comments in the current file.

Collapse Comments

Collapses all comments in the current file.

Note: To enable or disable code folding, select Tools > Settings, click the Text Editor category, and select or deselect the Perform Code Folding option.

Insert Template

Inserts the currently selected Language Template into your text file at the location of your cursor.