Symbol Selector Dialog Box: Advanced Search Tab

Symbol Search Pattern

You can either enter the symbol name directly into this field, or select it from the drop-down list.

Symbol Type

Select Functions, Variables, or Functions and Variables, depending on the symbol for which you are searching.

Selecting Functions shows only those symbols denoting functions, subroutines and methods. This option is useful for setting breakpoints.

Selecting Variables shows only those symbols denoting variables. This option is useful for inspecting or addressing memory.

Search Type

Select Substring search, Exact search, or Similar search.

Substring search matches any symbol whose name includes the specified string. This option is case-sensitive. For example, main matches mynamespace::main, main::foo and mainLoop, but not x::Main.

Exact search matches any symbol whose name exactly matches the specified string. This option is case-sensitive. For example, main matches mynamespace::main and main::foo, but not mainLoop or x::Main.

Similar search is similar to Substring search, but ignores case.

Include Also Symbol W/O Debug Info

Check this option if you want your search to include symbols for which debug information is not available.

<Source File: Select here.>

Select a source file from this dropdown menu to limit your search.

<Executable and Shared Library: Select here.>

Select an executable or shared library from this dropdown menu to limit your search.

Matches

This pane lists the symbols that match the specified seach pattern, including the scope of each symbol. Click a symbol from this list to select it.

Selected Symbol

This field displays the symbol you select in the Matches pane, including its scope.

Select

Click this button to select the symbol you have chosen in the Matches pane. The symbol appears in the field from which you invoked the Symbol Selector.

Search

Click this button to search for symbols that match the specified search options.