VL IDE - Find Usages

[jyoung]

There are times when I need to find all the components that are calling a particular method.

For example, I need to find everything that calls this method

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mthroutine name(SwitchToBurden) access(*PUBLIC)
* code omitted
endroutine

I can F2 that method and see it the features window and the Usage only shows it in the context of the current component, and in this case its just the definition.

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Since that does not help, I have to go to the cross references, and open EVERY SINGLE OBJECT displayed and look for that particular method call.

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My other option is to change the method name and recompile everything to get anything that calls that method to break.

It would be much better and more developer friendly IMHO if the Features window (or something else) could show what is calling that particular thing, in this case a method. Something like Visual Studio's and Resharper's Find Usages.

Anyone know of a better/different way to find the usage of a method in the VL IDE?

[René Houba]

Hi,

Simply do a Text Search....

I have this mthroutine in a RUP:

Find used MthRoutine (1).PNG (6.46 KiB) Viewed 47246 times

I start a text seach:

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The search result shows all the components that uses this mthroutine, included the line where is is activated:

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Kind regards,
René

[jyoung]

Hmm, once again there is little button in the IDE that I have never clicked on.

That works, although it takes awhile, about 3 minutes on my box, of course that is faster than me opening all those components and looking for it.

Thanks!

[atostaine]

Text search also locks up my ide for about 30 seconds before it finishes

[angelo]

if you are in a hurry....

select * from mylansadb.lx_dta.lx_frd where upper(xrdPRM) like '%.MY_METHOD%'

bye