The Function Browser
The Function Browser may be used to search for specific functions
in the executable, allowing the user to easily browse through source
code and set and clear breakpoints at anywhere in the executable
with ease.
The Function Browser display shows all the current search
parameters specified by the user: search type, search expression,
and files to search.
To search for a function, enter
the name of the function into the "Search for" field at the top
of the Function Browser and press the Enter key on the keyboard
or press the Search button in the lower right-hand corner. The
Function Browser searches through every file contained in the
executable (including libraries and included files) for the
specified function. If the function is found in the executable's
symbol table, the Functions listing will contain the function's
name.
Searches are not confined to one specific function. The Function
Browser is capable of searching for any function which matches
the expression entered into the "Search for" field. For example,
to list all functions which start with the letters c, y, and g,
enter "cyg" into the search field and press enter. Every function
which begins with these three letters is displayed. To search
for all functions which do not begin with the letters "a",
"b", and "c", enter the regular expression "^[^a-c]" into the search
field, click the "Use regular expression" checkbox, and then click
Search (or press the Enter key on the keyboard). The Browser returns
the names of all matching functions.
Additionally, any search may be limited in two more ways:
the Browser may be configured to search only specified files and
list only static functions.
To search specific files only, select the files to be searched
using the Files list. To select all files for searching, click the
Select All button at the bottom of the Files listing. Note that
the Select All button changes to Select None, allowing the user to
deselect all selected files. With no files selected, the Browser
will search all files in the project.
To search for static functions only, click the "Only show
functions declared 'static'" before searching.
There are numerous ways to toggle
breakpoints on functions using the Function Browser. To toggle the
breakpoint at all listed matches in the Functions list, press the
Toggle Breakpoint button. To toggle a breakpoint at some subset
of functions listed in the Functions list, click the right mouse
button on each function's name in the list. The last way to toggle
breakpoints using the function browser involves viewing the function's
source code.
To view the source code for a function,
select the function in the Functions list and click the "View Source"
dropdown (if it is not already dropped down). A Source Viewer
similar to the Source Window Display
appears at the bottom. Toggle breakpoints as described in
Setting a Breakpoint
in Source Window Help.