C/C++ search

Search string

Specifies a search string.

The search functions support the following wildcards:

• Use * to represent any series of characters
• Use ? to represent any single character
• Use \* to find an asterisk character (*)

Case sensitive

Searches will return results which match capitalization specified in the search string precisely.
 

Search for

Specify the types of elements to include in the search:

Search for	Description
Class/Struct	Includes classes and structs in your search.
Function	Searches for global functions or functions in a namespace (functions that are not members of a class, struct, or union).
Variable	Searches for variables that are not members of a class, struct, or union.
Union	Searches for unions.
Method	Searches for methods that are members of a class, struct, or union.
Field	Searches for fields that are members of a class, struct, or union.
Enumeration	Searches for enumerations.
Enumerator	Searches for enumerators.
Namespace	Searches for namespaces.
Typedef	Searches for typedef.
Macro	Searches for macro.
Any Element	Includes all elements in the search.

Limit to

Specify the types of context to search:

Limit to	Description
Declarations	Limits the search to declarations.
Definitions	Limits the search to definitions (for functions, methods, variables, and fields).
References	Limits the search to references.
All Occurrences	Includes declarations, definitions, and references in the search.

Scope

Choose the scope of the search:

Scope	Availability	Description
Workspace	all elements	Searches in the full workspace
Selected Resources	all elements	Searches the resources selected in the Projects view
Enclosing Projects	all elements	Searches in the enclosing projects (plus the include paths) of the selected resource
Workings Set	all elements	Searches in a working set

Working sets can be created and used from within the search dialog.

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