Enabling Advanced Searching

Click the Advanced checkbox to enable Advanced Searching

Search Text Advanced Options

• Plain Text - This is the default that searches for the text exactly as entered performing partial matches
• Boolean Expression - This will search for whole words.  You can use expressions of: AND/OR.  If no expression is specified, it AND is assumed.
• Directories Only - It will search for directories by the searched text entered
• Files Only - It will search for files by the search text entered.
• Fuzzy Match - It will perform a fuzzy match of the search text entered by using Levenshtein
• Multiline Regex - The search text is a regular expression that can span multiple lines.
• Regular Expression - The search text is a regular expression within a single line of code
• Whole Word - A whole word with no partial matching

 

To clear or change what is in the Search Text Dropdown, see the menu Maintain Lists -> Maintain Search Text

 

Files Advanced Options

• Wildcard - This is the default that matches files by a standard DOS Wildcard pattern.  If *.* is specified or nothing is specified, it searches all Valid Extensions for all code files.  See the Options Tab and the Valid Extensions.
• Boolean Expression - This will search for whole words.  You can use expressions of: AND/OR.  If no expression is specified, it AND is assumed.
• Fuzzy Match - It will perform a fuzzy match of the search text entered by using Levenshtein
• Regular Expression - The search text is a regular expression within a single line of code
• Whole Word - A whole word with no partial matching

 

To clear or change what is in the Files Dropdown, see the menu Maintain Lists -> Maintain Files

Exclude Files Advanced Options

• Wildcard - This is the default that matches files by a standard DOS Wildcard pattern. 
• Boolean Expression - This will search for whole words.  You can use expressions of: AND/OR.  If no expression is specified, it AND is assumed.
• Fuzzy Match - It will perform a fuzzy match of the search text entered by using Levenshtein
• Regular Expression - The search text is a regular expression within a single line of code
• Whole Word - A whole word with no partial matching

 

To clear or change what is in the Files Dropdown, see the menu Maintain Lists -> Maintain Exclude Files

Exclude Directories Advanced Options

• Wildcard - This is the default that matches files by a standard DOS Wildcard pattern. 
• Boolean Expression - This will search for whole words.  You can use expressions of: AND/OR.  If no expression is specified, it AND is assumed.
• Fuzzy Match - It will perform a fuzzy match of the search text entered by using Levenshtein
• Regular Expression - The search text is a regular expression within a single line of code
• Whole Word - A whole word with no partial matching

 

To clear or change what is in the Files Dropdown, see the menu Maintain Lists -> Maintain Exclude Directories

Indexes

See Working with Indexes