/ | ?[string] (idb mode only)

Syntax

/[stringm|M]

?[stringm|M]

Parameters

Description

This command searches forward or backward, starting at the current position in the current source file, for the specified character string. If you do not specify a string, the debugger repeats the most recent search.

The debugger interprets anything on the same line after the / as the search string, so do not quote the string.

When a match is found, the debugger lists the line number and the line. That line becomes the starting point for any further searches, or for a list command.

Tip

Pressing the Enter key repeats the most recent forward or backward search, using the same pattern. You do not need to specify / or ?.

Note that the debugger performs alias expansion on the rest of the line before the /, possibly changing the search string. For example, suppose you have j = in your source code:

(idb) alias zzz "/j"

(idb) zzz =

zzz expands to /j = and finds the next instance of j = in the source code.

Examples

This example demonstrates three separate forward searches and their results.

(idb) /_firstNode
60 NODETYPE* _firstNode;
(idb) /append
65 void append (NODETYPE* const node)
(idb) /
145 void List<NODETYPE>::append(NODETYPE* const node)
  

This example demonstrates three separate backward searches and their results.

(idb) ?append
145 void List<NODETYPE>::append(NODETYPE* const node)
(idb) ?
65 void append (NODETYPE* const node);
(idb) ?_firstNode
60 NODETYPE* _firstNode;