The elements of the search pattern used for matching the items depend on the actual kind of items being searched (types, methods, objects, for example) and are a subset of the following list:

Java package nameJava class nameJava type name (classes, primitive types, and arrays)Java method nameJava object reference (ID)

As a result of the search, all found items are highlighted. The first found item becomes the current selected item (shown with a blue background), and the window is scrolled automatically to make it visible. The remaining selected items, if any, are displayed on a light yellow background. The number of matches displays briefly in the message area in the lower right bottom of the visualizer window.

If there are multiple selected items, you can change the current item using Find Previous Selected and Find Next Selected from the Edit menu or use the appropriate buttons on the tool bar. These actions also automatically scroll the window. (See Tool Bar Buttons for Manipulating Tabular Data (page 177) for the complete list of Mark and Find buttons and their meaning.)

You can also add additional items to the highlighted set by holding down the SHIFT key while clicking the left mouse button. Each new item added to the selected set is also highlighted in light yellow.

Figure 8-44 Locating an Item

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