2.1.11.3. C/C++ Sensitive Search¶

Just like Advanced Search, Eclipse/CDT can also search C/C++ specific.

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C/C++ Search

The options are self-explanatory. Any Element and All Occurrences would search all the types of Elements.

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Disabled options when selected to search everything

There is more than what meets the eye. Just like the scope resolution operator of C++, :: is the magic separator.

So, searching for *::in would find us all the class/structures that have in as the member field.

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Searching for all usage of field in

We can also extend the view. From Menu Options , we to get Advanced search options.

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Advanced search options

If we enable Show Enclosing Definitions, we can See the Search results with function/structure names

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See the Search results with function/structure names

Similarly, with Show as List, we can See the Search results in table format.

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See the Search results in table format

2.1.11.3.1. Quickly search references¶

Ctrl + G is a quick short-cut. Just select an element, and press Ctrl + G. Eclipse will quickly show us the contextual references of the given element.

To quickly go to the next/previous element, you may have to enable the Annotations