mwcz
mwcz

Reputation: 9331

vim search by syntax-highlighting type

I'm adding i18n to an existing project (web application). This involves replacing every bit of static text with calls to an i18n library. It would be convenient to be able to search for this text rather than rely on syntax highlighting to identify it visually.

In vim, is it possible to search within a file for occurrences of a certain highlighting type?

Something like:

/[%type=Boolean]

Sub 'Boolean' with 'Comment', 'htmlTag', or any group defined in your syntax highlighting file.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 740

Answers (2)

Bill Odom
Bill Odom

Reputation: 4213

Take a look at the answer I gave here:

Vim search in C/C++ code lines

I think my :SearchInside command will do what you want.

Upvotes: 2

Geoff Lanotte
Geoff Lanotte

Reputation: 7510

This plugin will do it for you

Upvotes: 5

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