Objects supported for searching with object browser

The general rule is: The object browser searches for all objects (elements) within the application that are declared with a name (an →IEC-identifier) (e.g. a →variable, a →POU). But there are some restrictions.

Hence, the following table informs which of the possible objects/elements will be considered for the search action (icon within column Supported?) and which of them are not considered (icon within column Supported?). Moreover, the table contains some notes that might assist you in a succesful search action.

Object or element	Supported?	Note
→SFC element, in particular: →action block and →action →step →transition		–
→user-defined data type, in particular: directly →derived data type →array data type data type with named values		The column Type displays the text `Typ` for such data types (instead of the actual data type, e.g. `INT`).
→named element of a data type with named values		–
the following user-defined data type: →structured data type		The column Type displays the text `Structure data type` for such data types.
the structure elements of a structured data type		The column Type displays the data type of the structure element. Observe the special cases as mentioned for the variables (see below within this table).
`GLOBALS` section of a global-object		–
global variable of a global-object		These global variables are only found, if there is a reference to the `GLOBALS` section within the application (e.g. in a resource). The column Type displays the data type of the variable.
→configuration (within a PLC-object)		The column Type displays the text `Configuration`.
→namespace itselft
element of a →namespace (e.g. a function that has been declared within a namespace)		The column Type displays the text of the appropriate element.
→POU, in particular: →program(program type as well as program →instance) →function block (→function block instance as well as →function block type) →class →function		Depending on the type of the POU, the column Type displays the following text: `Program` or `Program instance` `User function block`, `System function block` or `Interface for user C/C++ function block` For a class, the same text as for a function block is displayed, e.g. `User function block` . `User function`, `System function` or `Interface for user C/C++ function` Best practice is to enter the text `User` in the column Type, if you want to find "just user-defined function blocks and user-defined functions". Or enter the text `System` for "just system function blocks and system functions". Or enter the text `Interface` for "just ST-interfaces". At present, the object browser identifies the system functions for the I2C elemente as user functions by mistake. If a function is declared with a return value and you are searching for this function, there will be 2 matches – one match for the declared function and one match for the return value. A →call of a function (e.g. of `AND`) or of a function block (e.g. by `RS`) is not found by the object browser. See "Workaround: Searching for calls of a function or function block".
→interface		The column Type displays the text `Interface`.
→method		Language elements in methods (e.g. variables) are also not found by the object browser.
→project, →folder or →object within the project explorer		–
→resource (within a PLC-object)		The column Type displays the text `Resource`.
→task (within a PLC-object)		–
→variable (within a supported element), in particular: internal (local) variable →input variable →output variable →in-out variable →external variable →global variable →reference variables		The column Type displays the data type of the variable. Observe the following special cases, if you want to restrict a search action based on the type: If the data type is a multi-dimensional →array, the data type is not specified with the syntax used in the ST-editor. Example: Data type `ARRAY [1..2, 1..3] OF INT` according to ST-editor is specified as type `ARRAY[1..2] OF ARRAY[1..3] OF INT` by the object browser. In case of a reference variable, the type is not specified is not specified with the syntax used in the ST-editor. Example: Data type `REF_TO INT` according to ST-editor is specified as type `^INT` by the object browser. A usage of a variable is not found by the object browser. See "Workaround: Searching for calls of a function or function block".
→variable, in particular: →temporary variable		–
"specific" →FBD-element, in particular: →call of a function block or function →connector and →continuation →comment field →properties fields →OLT-field →value field		The object browser finds a variable or function block instance that are declared within an FBD-object (see above within this table).