Using Simulink

Search Bar

The Model Explorer's search bar allows you to select, configure, and initiate searches of the object selected in the Model Hierarchy pane. It appears at the top of the Model Explorer window.

To show or hide the search bar, check or uncheck Search Bar in the Model Explorer's View menu.

The search bar includes the following controls:

Search Type

Specifies the type of search to be performed. Options include:

• by Property Value

• Search for objects whose property matches a specified value. Selecting this search type causes the search bar to display controls that allow you to specify the name of the property, the value to be matched, and the type of match (equals, less than, greater than, etc.).

• by Property Name

• Search for objects that have a specified property. Selecting this search type causes the search bar to display a control that allows you to specify the target property's name by selecting from a list of properties that objects in the search domain can have.

• by Block Type

• Search for blocks of a specified block type. Selecting this search type causes the search bar to display a block type list control that allows you to select the target block type from the types contained by the currently selected model.

• for Library Links

• Searches for library links in the current model.

• by Class

• Searches for Simulink objects of a specified class.

• for Model References

• Searches a model for references to other models.

• for Fixed Point

• Searches a model for all blocks that support fixed-point computations.

• by Dialog Prompt

• Searches a model for all objects whose dialogs contain a specified prompt.

• by String

• Searches a model for all objects in which a specified string occurs.

Search Options

Specifies options that apply to the current search. The options include:

• Search Current System and Below

• Search the current system and the subsystems that it includes directly or indirectly.

• Look Inside Masked Subsystems

• Search includes masked subsystems.

• Look Inside Linked Subsystems

• Search includes linked subsystems.

• Match Whole String

• Do not allow partial string matches, e.g., do not allow sub to match substring.

• Match Case

• Consider case when matching strings, e.g., Gain does not match gain.

• Regular Expression

• The Model Explorer considers a string to be matched as a regular expression.

• Refine Search

• Causes the next search operation to search for objects that meet both the original and new search criteria (see Refining a Search).

Search Button

Initiates the search specified by the current settings of the search bar on the object selected in the Model Explorer's Model Hierarchy pane. The Model Explorer displays the results of the search in the tabbed Search Results pane.

You can edit the results displayed in the Search Results pane. For example, to change all objects found by a search to have the same property value, select the objects in the Search Results pane and change one of them to have the new property value.

Refining a Search

To refine the previous search, check the Refine Search option on the search bar's Search Options menu. A Refine button replaces the Search button on the search bar. Use the search bar to define new search criteria and then click the Refine button. The Model Explorer searches for objects that match the previous search criteria and the new criteria.

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