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# TReplaceDialog

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A dialog allowing the user to replace text

## Declaration

Source position: dialogs.pp line 427

`type TReplaceDialog = class(TFindDialog)`
`protected`
`procedure ReplaceClick();` |  | ReplaceClick - code to execute when the Replace button is clicked (replace just the current instance)
`procedure ReplaceAllClick();` |  | ReplaceAllClick - code to execute when the Replace All button is clicked (replace all remaining instances)
`function CreateForm; override;` |  | CreateForm - function result returns the form that was created
`procedure SetFormValues; override;` |  | SetFormValues - specifies the values for the form
`procedure GetFormValues; override;` |  | GetFormValues - finds the values for the form
`public`
`constructor Create(); override;` |  | Create - constructor for TReplaceDialog: calls inherited Create and sets options for find and replace
`published`
`property ReplaceText;` |  | ReplaceText - the text string that is to be substituted for the Find text
`property OnReplace;` |  | OnReplace - event handler for replacing text
`end;`

## Inheritance

`TReplaceDialog` |  | A dialog allowing the user to replace text
`TFindDialog` |  | TFindDialog - a dialog used for finding text within the current editor or text buffer
`TCommonDialog` |  | TCommonDialog : the base type from which other dialogs are derived
`TLCLComponent` |  | TLCLComponent - base class for LCL components
`TComponent,IUnknown,IInterfaceComponentReference`
`TPersistent`
`TObject`

## Description

The dialog appears and offers boxes for the user to enter text for searching and text to replace it,
for example while editing a file or large piece of text.
A number of buttons appear, offering the choice to replace this instance, find next, replace all

## See also

TFindDialog |  | TFindDialog - a dialog used for finding text within the current editor or text buffer

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