Command Rename '<variable>'

Function: The command opens the Rename dialog for renaming an object or a variable.

Call: Context menu PLC object, context menu Editor window > Refactoring

Requirement: An object is selected in the PLC project tree, or the cursor is positioned before or on a variable identifier in the declaration part of a programming object.

You can rename:

Rename dialog

Current name

Name of the object or variable

New name

Input field for a new name.

If the name that is entered already exists, TwinCAT reports this directly under this input field.

OK

Can be activated if you have entered a valid name in New Name.

Opens the Refactoring dialog.

The respective objects and locations are color-coded in both windows.

In both windows, you can specify an action for each location. Various commands are available in the context menu.

Refactoring dialog

Command Rename '<variable>' 1:

The dialog shows all the usage locations within the project. The respective objects and locations are highlighted in color.

Left dialog part

Navigation tree of the project with the respective object.

Right part of the dialog

Displays the position within an object where the current name occurs.

In both windows, you can specify an action for each location. The commands described below are available in the context menu.

Reject this change

Discarding the individual change in the right part of the dialog.

Accept this object

Accept all changes in the affected object

Reject this object

Discard all changes in the affected object

Accept the entire project

Accept all changes in the project

Reject the entire project

Discard all changes in the project

TwinCAT shows accepted changes with a yellow background, discarded changes with a gray background.

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