Using Static Graphs

Making Graphical Static Queries

Making Graphical Static Queries

This section covers the common features of these graphs. For more information on using generic SoftBench Graph Window features, see Appendix A, “Using SoftBench Graph Windows,” on page 323.

General Static Graph Features

The Static Graphs have a consistent user interface, with several common features:

Feature

Description

Displaying Nodes

Display nodes (files, functions,

 

variables, classes) on each of the

 

graphs. This can be done by entering

 

an identifier in the "Symbol ()" input

 

box and selecting Display, or by

 

choosing the "All item" option under

 

the "Graph" menu or on the root

 

popup menu.

 

When you enter an identifier into the

 

"Symbol ()" input box, Static Graph

 

cannot determine any scoping

 

information. If you want to refer to a

 

specific instance of the identifier,

 

select it in a textual Static query

 

result. Choose "Graph: graph type →

 

Display Symbol ( )" from the main

 

SoftBench Static Analyzer window.

Context-Sensitive Queries

Different queries are available for

 

each node type on each graph. For

 

example, a file node has file-related

 

queries on the File Graph and

 

function-related queries on the Call

 

Graph.

Popup Menus

The graph popup menus provide

 

query actions that are specific to the

 

node or arc type selected. Select a

 

node or arc with the left mouse

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