C and C++ SoftBench User's Guide

Using SoftBench Static Analyzer
Simplifying Query Results
Chapter 9268
Filtering C++ Query Results
In many cases, the query results of interest are a subset of the default
query results that SoftBench Static Analyzer provides. The "View:
Filter Results…" command provides a way to generate this subset of
query results. These filters are available in C++ SoftBench only.
For example, if you are investigating the interface of a class, you are
interested only in public member functions of that class. At this point
you would not be interested in viewing the private and protectedmember
functions.
To filter the private and protected member functions:
1. Choose "View: Filter Results…", which displays the "Query
Filters" dialog box.
2. Turn off the "■ Protected Class Members" and "■ Private Class
Members" toggle buttons. Be sure that "■ Public Class Members"is
set.
3. Select OK.
All query results are immediately updated so that private and protected
members are not displayed. SoftBench Static Analyzer retains filtered
results, but does not display them.
Using Scoping
When you select a program identifier from the Query Results Area,
SoftBench Static Analyzer automatically puts it into the "Symbol ()"
input box and sets the "■ Scoping" toggle button. After you select a
query and get results, the "Scoping Used" field indicates that the
identifier's location (filename, column, and line number) within the
source file was used to display results only on that exact identifier in the
program. The label also indicates what type of scoping was used. For
example, if you select an identifier count defined in function A, only
references to count in function A are displayed. Variables named count
in other functions, or in the global scope, are not displayed.
If the location information should not be used, then deselect the
"■ Scoping" toggle button. SoftBench Static Analyzer thenuses only the
name in the "Symbol ()" input box and returns the results for all
identifiers with that name.
Scoping is also used with queries made from Static Graphs. Scoping