Make Xcode highlight selected symbol more

Question

Xcode underlines all occurrences of a symbol that the cursor is on. However, the underline doesn\'t exactly \"pop out\" in the source code. Is it possible to make Xcode high

Answer 1

community!

I have the same trouble and found something like that. (where the "currencyId" i select,another its work of plugin)

Its, i guess, do the same thing like [Cmd+E, Cmd+F and Cmd+G combo] But its easier,you must only select word in your code.

How to install it to Your XCode:

1. Launch XCode
2. On top menu select Window->Package Manager
3. In search type "highlightSelectedString"
4. Install it!

5. ?

6. Profit

And also you can change color of highlighting!!!

1. go to Edit->Set Highlight color

2. Choose your color

Answer 2

XCode already has this feature but there's a delay on it after you single click on the text you want to highlight. You can set the delay to 0 seconds.

XCode > Preferences > TextEditing > HighlightInstancesOfSelected and set Delay to 0s

This works but I wasn't able to change the color of it. It is a pale blue color and a bit hard to see.

Answer 3

I don't know if this is still relevant, but when you hover with the cursor on a symbol a small selection menu shows up and you can select "Edit All in Scope". This highlights all such symbols in a much more visible way. As the name suggests, this functionality is meant for a higher purpose, but I think it comes in handy even just for highlighting. I don't know if this feature was available before Xcode 5.

Answer 4

ok go to xcode select preferences pop over will come select fonts and colors down u can see 4 buttons,with 1 having name selection,click and choose any deep color

Answer 5

Search for AutoHighlightSymbol in Alcatraz (Xcode's package manager). It will do exactly what you want.

After you have the plugin installed, select Editor > Edit Highlight Color. This is transparent by default, so you have to pick one that suits your color theme best.

EDIT: Now that Alcatraz is gone, you're going to have to install the plugin manually. Download from their GitHub, build the project and restart Xcode - which needs to be unsigned for being able to load 3rd party bundles. More info on this here.

Answer 6

This is not exactly what you are looking for, but you may want to check out the Polychromatic Xcode plugin (most easily installed via Alcatraz). It gives every symbol a unique color, which is used consistently throughout. So every instance of myVar might be blue, and every instance of myOtherVar might be red.