Searching for Components

  1. In the Component Manager, open the database or workspace you want to search.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • From the Edit menu, select Search.
    • Press <Ctrl> + <q>.

    The Search window opens.

  3. In the Enter a string field, enter the name of the component you are searching for.

    * activates a case-insensitive wildcard search. You can place one or more * anywhere in the search string.

    If you enter no wildcard, and no component matching the search string is found, the system automatically inserts wildcards at the beginning and end of the search string.

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    wildcard position

    example

    search result

    example

    beginning of <search string>

    *test

    component names ending with <search string>

    ControllerTest

    Test

    end of <search string>

    test*

    component names beginning with <search string>

    testmodule

    Test

    inside <search string>

    p*t

    component names beginning and ending with the specified explicit characters, and 0 – n arbitrary characters in between

    Project

    polarTOcart

    no wildcard

    class

    component names identical to <search string>

    (if no matching components are found: component names containing <search string>)

    class

    (testclass

    C_class_1)

    more than one wildcard

    p*t*

    combined results of both wildcards

    PT1

    Project

    PulseGenerator

    The combo box of the field contains previous search terms, which you can select.

  4. In the Select what you are looking for combo box, select Browse item.

  5. Click Find to start the search.

    The results are displayed in the Browse Items window. There, you can double-click one of the results to highlight it in the Component Manager and open it in the respective editor.

See also

Results Window

Searching for References to Components

Searching for Declarations of Methods/Processes/Runnables

Searching for References to Methods/Processes/Runnables

Searching for Declarations of Local Elements

Searching for Declarations of Elements

Searching for References to Elements

Searching for Senders of Messages

Searching for Receivers of Messages

Browsing the Database/Workspace (Toolbar)

Search Criteria