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# NSFindPanelAction

These constants define the tags for [`performFindPanelAction(_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextView/performFindPanelAction(_:)).

```
enum NSFindPanelAction
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`NSFindPanelAction.showFindPanel`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFindPanelAction/showFindPanel)

Displays the find panel.

[`NSFindPanelAction.next`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFindPanelAction/next)

Finds the next instance of the queried text.

[`NSFindPanelAction.previous`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFindPanelAction/previous)

Finds the previous instance of the queried text.

[`NSFindPanelAction.replaceAll`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFindPanelAction/replaceAll)

Replaces all query instances within the text view.

[`NSFindPanelAction.replace`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFindPanelAction/replace)

Replaces a single query instance within the text view.

[`NSFindPanelAction.replaceAndFind`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFindPanelAction/replaceAndFind)

Replaces a single query instance and finds the next.

[`NSFindPanelAction.setFindString`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFindPanelAction/setFindString)

Sets the query string to the current selection.

[`NSFindPanelAction.replaceAllInSelection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFindPanelAction/replaceAllInSelection)

Replaces all query instances within the selection.

[`NSFindPanelAction.selectAll`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFindPanelAction/selectAll)

Selects all query instances in the text view.

[`NSFindPanelAction.selectAllInSelection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFindPanelAction/selectAllInSelection)

Selects all query instances within the selection.


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