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Bug 336603

Summary:

[open type] '*' does not glob correctly in the Open Type dialog

Product:

[Eclipse Project] JDT

Reporter:

erik.wikstrom

Component:

Assignee:

JDT-UI-Inbox <jdt-ui-inbox>

Status:

RESOLVED WORKSFORME

QA Contact:

Severity:

normal

Priority:

CC:

daniel_megert, remy.suen

Version:

3.6.1

Target Milestone:

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Hardware:

OS:

Linux

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Attachments:

Description	Flags
Picture showing that '*' works	none

Description erik.wikstrom

2011-02-08 06:33:25 EST

Build Identifier: 20100917-0705

I use the Open Type (Ctrl + Shift + T) feature to find functions etc. in my projects, but since I often don't know the exact name I use globing (wildcards) when searching. The problem is that the '*' (asterisk) does not glob correctly. For example I have a function called "CalculateTotalVolume", but when I type "*total*volume*" I don't see it.

Eclipse is clearly interpreting the asterisk as "one or more characters" while convention is to interpret it as "zero or more characters" (see "man 7 glob", or regex).

This makes it very hard to find functions etc. when you are not sure of the name but know some parts of it, since it you place an asterisk at the wrong place you will not find it.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Copy the name of a function/class/enum/whatever in a project
2. Press Ctrl + Shift + T to bring up the Open Type dialog
3. Paste the name into the text-box
4. Insert an asterisk somewhere in the name
5. Notice that the name is no longer among the matching elements

Comment 1 Dani Megert

2011-02-08 07:57:48 EST

This works fine for me using http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.6.1-201009090800/index.php. Not sure what download and/or add-ons you're using but out of the box 'Open Type' does not find functions but only types.

If you still see this, please provide more detailed/exact steps to reproduce.

Comment 2 Dani Megert

2011-02-08 07:59:16 EST

Created attachment 188511 [details]
Picture showing that '*' works