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 <div role="main"><h1>Searching for C/C++ elements</h1>

 <p>The Stand-alone Debugger provides the ability to search through the source code of your
 application.  To do this, the Debugger indexes the source code using the include paths and
 macros used to build the application.  If your application is built using the default include
 paths and no additional user-defined flags, then there is nothing you need to do to make the
 search work accurately.  In the case where your application has additional include paths and
 user-defined flags specified in the build, you need to either use the -g3 flag to include macro
 information or else you need to provide the Stand-alone Debugger with a copy of the build log.
 The build log can be provided on the command line using the <strong>-b</strong> option or via
 the <strong>File &gt; New Executable...</strong> dialog.  If you do not set this up properly,
 various operations such as searching, type hierarchy, and hover display may be inaccurate.</p>

 <p>See <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_search.htm">C/C++ search</a>, for more information on:</p>

 <ul>
   <li>What you can search for</li>
   <li>How to limit your search</li>
   <li>How to use wildcard characters in your search</li>
   <li>Syntax examples</li>
 </ul>


 <p>Performing a C/C++ Search can be done in a number of different ways but regardless of the manner chosen the same information must be provided to C/C++ Search.</p>

 The info required to do a search is:

 <table border="1"  cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" valign="top" bordercolor="#DDDDDD" width="700px" summary="Search options">
    <tr>
      <th id="option" style="width:25%" scope="col">Option</th>
      <th id="explanation" style="width:75%" scope="col">Explanation</th>
    </tr>
 	<tr>
 		<td valign="top" headers="option"><strong>Search string</strong></td>
 		<td valign="top" headers="explanation">this is the name of the element you are looking for. See <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_search.htm">C/C++ search</a> for more information on how to specify wildcard searches and how to further refine your searches by using fully qualified names</td>
 	</tr>
 	<tr>
 		<td valign="top" headers="option"><strong>Search For </strong></td>
 		<td valign="top" headers="explanation">this is the element type that you wish to search for. You can also select to search on 'Any Element' which will perform the search on a combination of all elements</td>
 	</tr>
 	<tr>
 		<td valign="top" headers="option"><strong>Limit To</strong></td>
 		<td valign="top" headers="explanation">this allows you to limit your search to declarations, definitions or references. You can also select 'All Occurrences' which will search for declarations, definitions and references that match the element</td>
 	</tr>
 	<tr>
 		<td valign="top" headers="option"><strong>Scope</strong></td>
 		<td valign="top" headers="explanation">this allows the user to limit the scope of the search. The three available scopes are:
 		<table cellpadding="2">
 			<tr class="hidden">
 				<th id="scope"> Scope</th>
 				<th id="description">Description</th>
 			</tr>
 			<tr>
 				<td valign="top" headers="scope"><strong>Workspace</strong></td>
 				<td valign="top" headers="description">this searches all of the open projects in the workspace</td>
 			</tr>
 			<tr>
 				<td valign="top" headers="scope"><strong>Selected Resources</strong></td>
 				<td valign="top" headers="description">this option becomes enabled whenever something is selected in one of the following views in the C/C++ perspective:
 				<ul>
 					<li>C/C++ Projects</li>
 					<li>Project Explorer</li>
 					<li>Search</li>
 					<li>Outline</li>
 				</ul>
 				<p>The scope will be limited to whatever element is selected in the view.</p>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 			<tr>
 				<td valign="top" headers="scope"><strong>Working Set</strong></td>
 				<td valign="top" headers="description">working sets can be selected and created </td>
 				</tr>
 			</table>
 		</td>
 	</tr>
 </table>

 <p>There are 3 main ways for initiating a C/C++ search:
 <ul>
 	<li>Using the <strong>C/C++ Search</strong> dialog</li>
 	<li>Selecting an element in the <strong>Editor</strong> view</li>
 	<li>Selecting an element in the <strong>C/C++ Projects</strong> view or Selecting an element from the <strong>Outline</strong> view</li>
 </ul>
 <br>
 <br>

 <h2>Using the C/C++ Search dialog</h2>
 <p> <img src="../images/search.png"  alt="Search dialog box"></p>

 <ol>
 	<li>Enter the search string in the <strong>Search String</strong> field (optional mark it case sensitive). <br>
 	<strong>Note: </strong>that previous search queries (from the same work session) are remembered and can be accessed via the drop down list.</li>
 	<li>Select the <strong>Search For</strong> element.</li>
 	<li>Select the <strong>Limit To</strong>.</li>
 	<li>Select the <strong>Scope</strong>.</li>
 	<li>Press <strong>Search</strong>.</li>
 </ol>
 <p>Results are displayed in the <a href="../reference/cdt_u_search_view.htm">Search</a> view.</p>


 <h2>Selecting an element in the Editor view</h2>
 <ol>
 	<li>Select the desired element in the editor.</li>
 	<li>Right click and select <strong>All Declarations</strong> or <strong>All References</strong> and the scope you wish to search.</li>
 </ol>
 <p>Results are displayed in the <strong>Search</strong> view.</p>

 <h2>Selecting an element in C/C++ Projects or Outline View</h2>

 <ol>
 	<li>Select the desired element in the tree.</li>
 	<li>Right click and select <strong>All Declarations</strong> or <strong>All References</strong> and the scope you wish to search.</li>
 </ol>
 <p>Results are displayed in the <strong>Search</strong> view.</p>


 <p><img src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21">
 <br>
 <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_search.htm">C/C++ search</a><br>
 <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_indexer.htm">C/C++ Indexer</a><br>
 <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_projects.htm">C/C++ Projects</a><br>
 <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_open_declarations.htm">Open Declaration</a><br>
 </p>

 <p><img src="../images/ngtasks.gif" ALT="Related tasks" width="143" height="21"><br>
 <a href="cdt_t_sel_search.htm">Selection Searching for C/C++ elements</a><br>
 <a href="cdt_t_open_declarations.htm">Navigate to C/C++ declarations</a><br>
 </p>

 <p><img src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related reference" width="143" height="21">
 <br>
 <a href="../reference/cdt_u_search.htm">C/C++ search page, Search dialog box</a></p>
 <hr >
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	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
	<title>Searching for C/C++ elements</title>
	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../help.css">
	</head>

	<body>

	<div role="main"><h1>Searching for C/C++ elements</h1>

	<p>The Stand-alone Debugger provides the ability to search through the source code of your
	application. To do this, the Debugger indexes the source code using the include paths and
	macros used to build the application. If your application is built using the default include
	paths and no additional user-defined flags, then there is nothing you need to do to make the
	search work accurately. In the case where your application has additional include paths and
	user-defined flags specified in the build, you need to either use the -g3 flag to include macro
	information or else you need to provide the Stand-alone Debugger with a copy of the build log.
	The build log can be provided on the command line using the <strong>-b</strong> option or via
	the <strong>File > New Executable...</strong> dialog. If you do not set this up properly,
	various operations such as searching, type hierarchy, and hover display may be inaccurate.</p>

	<p>See <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_search.htm">C/C++ search</a>, for more information on:</p>

	<ul>
	<li>What you can search for</li>
	<li>How to limit your search</li>
	<li>How to use wildcard characters in your search</li>
	<li>Syntax examples</li>
	</ul>



	<p>Performing a C/C++ Search can be done in a number of different ways but regardless of the manner chosen the same information must be provided to C/C++ Search.</p>

	The info required to do a search is:

	<table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" valign="top" bordercolor="#DDDDDD" width="700px" summary="Search options">
	<tr>
	<th id="option" style="width:25%" scope="col">Option</th>
	<th id="explanation" style="width:75%" scope="col">Explanation</th>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td valign="top" headers="option"><strong>Search string</strong></td>
	<td valign="top" headers="explanation">this is the name of the element you are looking for. See <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_search.htm">C/C++ search</a> for more information on how to specify wildcard searches and how to further refine your searches by using fully qualified names</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td valign="top" headers="option"><strong>Search For </strong></td>
	<td valign="top" headers="explanation">this is the element type that you wish to search for. You can also select to search on 'Any Element' which will perform the search on a combination of all elements</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td valign="top" headers="option"><strong>Limit To</strong></td>
	<td valign="top" headers="explanation">this allows you to limit your search to declarations, definitions or references. You can also select 'All Occurrences' which will search for declarations, definitions and references that match the element</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td valign="top" headers="option"><strong>Scope</strong></td>
	<td valign="top" headers="explanation">this allows the user to limit the scope of the search. The three available scopes are:
	<table cellpadding="2">
	<tr class="hidden">
	<th id="scope"> Scope</th>
	<th id="description">Description</th>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td valign="top" headers="scope"><strong>Workspace</strong></td>
	<td valign="top" headers="description">this searches all of the open projects in the workspace</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td valign="top" headers="scope"><strong>Selected Resources</strong></td>
	<td valign="top" headers="description">this option becomes enabled whenever something is selected in one of the following views in the C/C++ perspective:
	<ul>
	<li>C/C++ Projects</li>
	<li>Project Explorer</li>
	<li>Search</li>
	<li>Outline</li>
	</ul>
	<p>The scope will be limited to whatever element is selected in the view.</p>
	</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td valign="top" headers="scope"><strong>Working Set</strong></td>
	<td valign="top" headers="description">working sets can be selected and created </td>
	</tr>
	</table>
	</td>
	</tr>
	</table>

	<p>There are 3 main ways for initiating a C/C++ search:
	<ul>
	<li>Using the <strong>C/C++ Search</strong> dialog</li>
	<li>Selecting an element in the <strong>Editor</strong> view</li>
	<li>Selecting an element in the <strong>C/C++ Projects</strong> view or Selecting an element from the <strong>Outline</strong> view</li>
	</ul>
	<br>
	<br>

	<h2>Using the C/C++ Search dialog</h2>
	<p> <img src="../images/search.png" alt="Search dialog box"></p>

	<ol>
	<li>Enter the search string in the <strong>Search String</strong> field (optional mark it case sensitive). <br>
	<strong>Note: </strong>that previous search queries (from the same work session) are remembered and can be accessed via the drop down list.</li>
	<li>Select the <strong>Search For</strong> element.</li>
	<li>Select the <strong>Limit To</strong>.</li>
	<li>Select the <strong>Scope</strong>.</li>
	<li>Press <strong>Search</strong>.</li>
	</ol>
	<p>Results are displayed in the <a href="../reference/cdt_u_search_view.htm">Search</a> view.</p>


	<h2>Selecting an element in the Editor view</h2>
	<ol>
	<li>Select the desired element in the editor.</li>
	<li>Right click and select <strong>All Declarations</strong> or <strong>All References</strong> and the scope you wish to search.</li>
	</ol>
	<p>Results are displayed in the <strong>Search</strong> view.</p>

	<h2>Selecting an element in C/C++ Projects or Outline View</h2>

	<ol>
	<li>Select the desired element in the tree.</li>
	<li>Right click and select <strong>All Declarations</strong> or <strong>All References</strong> and the scope you wish to search.</li>
	</ol>
	<p>Results are displayed in the <strong>Search</strong> view.</p>


	<p><img src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21">
	<br>
	<a href="../concepts/cdt_c_search.htm">C/C++ search</a><br>
	<a href="../concepts/cdt_c_indexer.htm">C/C++ Indexer</a><br>
	<a href="../concepts/cdt_c_projects.htm">C/C++ Projects</a><br>
	<a href="../concepts/cdt_c_open_declarations.htm">Open Declaration</a><br>
	</p>

	<p><img src="../images/ngtasks.gif" ALT="Related tasks" width="143" height="21"><br>
	<a href="cdt_t_sel_search.htm">Selection Searching for C/C++ elements</a><br>
	<a href="cdt_t_open_declarations.htm">Navigate to C/C++ declarations</a><br>
	</p>

	<p><img src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related reference" width="143" height="21">
	<br>
	<a href="../reference/cdt_u_search.htm">C/C++ search page, Search dialog box</a></p>
	<hr >
	<img src="../images/ng00_07.gif" ALT="IBM Copyright Statement" >
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