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is there a way to turn a tree search into a tree filter? i wish i could search a tree view in intellij and then push some key to cause the tree to only show the matching entries until i hit escape (or something). this would be really useful for working with big project trees or dependency lists. does it exist?
jon
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What do you mean by "tree search"?
You can find through search results using quick search (just start typing inside find tool window): https://i.imgur.com/viY8zwD.png
I mean the neat feature IntelliJ has where you can just start typing when a tree view has the focus and it will show you which elements in the tree match. This is quite useful, but being able to "pin" that search would be even more useful because you could narrow trees to just what you want to see for as long as you want.
Seems there are no similar feature requests for now. Feel free to create a new one: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/newIssue?project=IDEA
For the time being, you can use "Search everywhere" action.
Thanks, Konstantin!