Searching for a Program Element in the Repository
To find a program element in the repository, use the Go To tool in the Repository
Explorer. The Go To tool finds and selects a particular program
element in a long list of elements.
To find a program element within the current page of the Repository Explorer:
- Open the Repository Explorer by selecting Repository Explorer from a Window
menu.
- Start the Go To tool by selecting Go To from the Names
menu. In the submenu, select the program element type (for example, Project,
Package, or Methods) you want to go to. Only those program element types that the
current page of the explorer can display are available.
- In the Go To dialog, all the program elements in the page are listed. Select the
one you want to go to from the list, or narrow down the list by typing in part of the
name. Use the following wildcard characters to help with the search:
Wildcard Character |
Represents |
* |
any string of characters |
# |
any single character |
- Click OK to go to the program element. Remember, you will remain
in the Repository Explorer page that you were in before, but the searched-for program
element will be selected. If you want to open a shadow browser for the element,
double-click on it.
If you want to add the found element to the workspace:
- Select the element.
- Select the desired edition.
- Select Add from the edition's pop-up menu.
Note: You can add a class or method to the workspace only if its
containing package is already added.

Workspace
Repository

Searching for a Program Element in the Workspace
Searching for Declarations of and References to a Program Element
Searching for Text in a Source Pane
Adding Projects and Packages from the Repository to the Workspace
Adding Classes and Methods from the Repository to the Workspace
