µVision4 User's Guide

Source Browser

The Source Browser displays information about program symbols and relates them to the source code. Enable Options for Target — Output – Browse Information and compile the source code to make the data available. Browse information can be viewed in Build Mode and Debug Mode.

The menu View — Source Browser Window opens the Source Browser.

The search controls depend on the device selected and vary accordingly.

Where

Symbol	Specifies a search string including mask characters: # matches a digit (0 – 9). $ matches any single character. * matches zero or more characters.
Filter on	Specifies the symbol type. Click the button to enable the filter.
File Outline	Specifies the file in which to search for matching symbols.
Memory Spaces	Specifies the memory type in which to search for matching symbols.

The result pane lists:

Name	the symbol name.
Class	the symbol class, which correspond to the entries in Filter on.
Type	the symbol type as defined in the code.
Space	the memory space where the symbol is stored.
Uses	how often the symbol is used in the application.
Definitions and References	the files and code lines where the symbol is defined or referenced from. For functions, view the Call graph or Callers graph from the Context menu. The result can contain the following identifiers: [D] - definition [R] - reference [r] - read access [w] - write access [r/w] - read/write access [&] - address reference

Search String Examples

Mask	Matches ...
*	... any symbol. This is the default mask.
*#*	... symbols that contain one digit.
_a$#*	... symbols that start with an underline, followed by the letter a, followed by any single character, followed by a digit, ending with zero or more characters. For example, _ab1 or _a10value.
_*ABC	... symbols that start with an underline and are ending with the character sequence ABC.

Shortcut Keys

Browse information can be accessed directly in the editor through the following shortcut keys. Position the cursor above a symbol and press:

Shortcut Key	Description
F12	Goto definition.
Shift+F12	Goto reference.
Ctrl+Num+	Goto next reference or definition.
Ctrl+Num–	Goto previous reference or definition.