Search Functionality of Virtuoso Hierarchy Editor
The Search functionality in Hierarchy Editor comprises two search entry mechanisms:
Search Mechanism in the Hierarchy Editor toolbar
In the Hierarchy Editor toolbar these commands are available for the Search functionality.
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Enters any search queries, such as the cell name, instance name, or occurrence path in the Virtuoso Hierarchy Editor window. If you type a string in the Search text box that begins with the same set of characters as those contained at the beginning of a search string entered earlier, the string entered earlier is automatically displayed as a choice (auto-complete). Once you type the search queries in the Search text box and press Enter, the results are displayed immediately in the Show Results drop-down list. |
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Displays a recent search history list where you can immediately recall the results of any recent searches and reinstate any of the search options selected when that search criteria was last applied. To clear the search history, you need to select the Clear History option from the Show Results drop-down list. |
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Specifies the default matching operators. The options available here are Default option: All Of The Words
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Specifies a regular query token that must be matched in the current content search data to display a successful result. The options available here are Prefix, Substring, Exactly, and Suffix.
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Determines whether search results must be case sensitive (Sensitive Match) or whether any text case is acceptable (Insensitive Match). |
Search Mechanism in the Search Assistant Pane
The interactive Search assistant pane is a dockable/undockable pane that offers additional search viewing information compared to that offered by the HED toolbar.
The Search assistant pane is displayed in either of the following cases:
- Selecting the View – Search option from the Virtuoso® Hierarchy Editor window.
- Clicking the Show All option from the Show Results drop-down menu.
- Clicking the Right Mouse Button on the entry in the Table View and selecting the Search Hierarchy For option from the context-sensitive menu.
- Clicking the Right Mouse Button on the entry in the Instantiations list box of the Explain form and selecting the Search Hierarchy For option from the context-sensitive menu.
As compared to the HED toolbar search, which shows only the top 10 matching results, the Search assistant pane shows all the matching results.On selecting the cell or instance in the Search assistant pane, the corresponding entry is highlighted in the Tree View or Table View of the HED window.
The total number of search hits are displayed at the top-left corner of the Search assistant pane. Placing the pointer over this number also displays the potential hit targets and how long it took to perform the current search. For example, “49 hits from 727 targets, found in 0 seconds”.
To view the demonstration on the search functionality, see
Related Topics
Hierarchy Editor Menu Commands
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