Developer Tools

Search DevDocs

Search DevDocs for the selected API or symbol.

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What Search DevDocs does

Search DevDocs for the selected API or symbol. ActionClip opens the public destination directly with a strictly percent-encoded selection.

CategoryDeveloper Tools
Action typeWeb action
Default resultOpen another app or website
InternetRequired

Action and outcome

Search DevDocs example
ActionOutcome
Search DevDocsSelected text: ActionClip for Machttps://devdocs.io/#q=ActionClip%20for%20Mac

Use Search DevDocs

Follow these steps to search DevDocs for the selected API or symbol with ActionClip.

  1. Select the text you want to use.
  2. Choose Search DevDocs from ActionClip.
  3. The destination opens with your selection ready to use.

Requirements and privacy

  • Before you start: Online Actions must be enabled.
  • Your selected text: The selected text is sent to DevDocs as part of the URL when you run the action.

Action script

The script below is included so you can inspect how the action works before downloading it.

Web action definition
https://devdocs.io/#q={{url_encoded__selected_text}}