C and C++ SoftBench User's Guide

Using SoftBench Static Analyzer

Making Textual Static Queries

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symbol of interest in the source code, then choose a command from that

tool's "Static" menu.

Selecting Text

Selecting text from the Query Results Area records not only the text, but

the ﬁlename, line number, and column number that locates the text.

SoftBench Static Analyzer uses this location information in queries when

" Scoping" is selected. (See “Using Scoping” on page 268 later in this

chapter.) If you type an identiﬁer into the "Symbol ()" input box,

SoftBench Static Analyzer has no location information available. The

scoping toggle button is turned off and cannot be set.

Select text from the Query Results Area in one of the following ways:

• Select a line in the Query Results Area by single clicking the left

mouse button. SoftBench Static Analyzer copies the identiﬁer

associated with that query result to the "Symbol ()" input box.

• Drag from the beginning of an identiﬁer to the end. Use the right

mouse button in the Query Results Area (since the left mouse button

selects the entire line). The identiﬁer highlights as you drag. Press

Control-Insert to copy the text to the clipboard. Move focus to the

"Symbol ()" input box and press Shift-Insert to paste the text into the

input box.

This method of selection does not work for fully qualiﬁed C++

identiﬁer names. The double-click action does not extend past a

hyphen or double colon. For example, the C++ name Picture::

Picture cannot be selected using this method.

The contents of the "Symbol ()" input box must be an identiﬁer name,

except when executing "Symbol (): Pattern Match ()". SoftBench

Static Analyzer ignores leading and trailing blanks and tabs.

Understanding the Types of References

The "Symbol" menu provides several queries about where identiﬁers

occur in your program. The "References" command provides the most

complete list. The indentation on the "Symbol" menu indicates the

related subsets of queries:

References Lists all occurrences of the identiﬁer. Encompasses all

instances found in any of the remaining categories.