Comments on: Searching through Delphi code http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/ Life, .NET, and Cats Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:43:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Joe White http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/#comment-4689 Joe White Wed, 10 May 2006 02:05:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/#comment-4689 Well, to take one example off the top of my head, that wouldn't work if the word "administrators" was split across two lines, which will happen e.g. in a .DFM. And it wouldn't be able to search only within string literals, which is pretty useful (had occasion to want it just yesterday). Well, to take one example off the top of my head, that wouldn’t work if the word "administrators" was split across two lines, which will happen e.g. in a .DFM. And it wouldn’t be able to search only within string literals, which is pretty useful (had occasion to want it just yesterday).

]]> By: jim http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/#comment-4688 jim Tue, 09 May 2006 17:48:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/#comment-4688 Why is this a Delphi specific search, as opposed to a proximity search? If you used something that could find system within two words of administrators, like Lexis searches... <br> <br> Why is this a Delphi specific search, as opposed to a proximity search? If you used something that could find system within two words of administrators, like Lexis searches…

]]> By: Joe White's Blog http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/#comment-4690 Joe White's Blog Sun, 24 Oct 2004 23:44:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/#comment-4690 <strong>Grokking Delphi Source</strong> Grokking Delphi Source

]]> By: Joe White http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/#comment-4687 Joe White Sun, 10 Oct 2004 13:27:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/#comment-4687 Hey, that's cool. How did you parse the code to figure out what was a variable and what wasn't? Did you write a parser, or is there something available in the IDE's Open Tools API to do that for you? (I haven't looked. Then again, I want to be able to scan all files, not just ones that are open in the IDE.) <br> <br>I've just written a fairly trivial parser that only knows about comments (the three different styles), compiler directives, and string literals. It doesn't know anything about code syntax, other than strings. (And it actually doesn't do a 100% complete implementation of strings — it doesn't recognize the (very obscure) ^M syntax; just #13, #$0D, and '...'.) <br> <br>Search-and-replace... yes, I'll have to consider adding that at some point. That would be really handy combined with the check-out / check-in features. Hey, that’s cool. How did you parse the code to figure out what was a variable and what wasn’t? Did you write a parser, or is there something available in the IDE’s Open Tools API to do that for you? (I haven’t looked. Then again, I want to be able to scan all files, not just ones that are open in the IDE.)

I’ve just written a fairly trivial parser that only knows about comments (the three different styles), compiler directives, and string literals. It doesn’t know anything about code syntax, other than strings. (And it actually doesn’t do a 100% complete implementation of strings — it doesn’t recognize the (very obscure) ^M syntax; just #13, #$0D, and ‘…’.)

Search-and-replace… yes, I’ll have to consider adding that at some point. That would be really handy combined with the check-out / check-in features.

]]> By: adem baba http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/#comment-4686 adem baba Sun, 10 Oct 2004 12:32:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/#comment-4686 I wrote one such tool sometime ago which did something similar to what you did. <br> <br>Difference was, it used syntax info and let the user search and replace things that were, say, <br>--in remarks <br>--variables <br>--commands <br>etc. <br> <br>I used it a lot at the time but I did not have time enough to polish it. <br> <br>I hope yours is more polished and usable. <br> <br>cheers, <br>adem I wrote one such tool sometime ago which did something similar to what you did.

Difference was, it used syntax info and let the user search and replace things that were, say,

–in remarks

–variables

–commands

etc.

I used it a lot at the time but I did not have time enough to polish it.

I hope yours is more polished and usable.

cheers,

adem

]]> By: Jack http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/#comment-4685 Jack Sun, 10 Oct 2004 07:49:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/#comment-4685 Great set of features!! Would be interested in using it! ;-) <br> <br>J. Great set of features!! Would be interested in using it! ;-)

J.

]]> By: Phyllis Helton http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/#comment-4684 Phyllis Helton Sat, 09 Oct 2004 21:19:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2004/10/09/searching-through-delphi-code/#comment-4684 This is a great idea. I would certainly like to be able to use some of those features. <br> <br> This is a great idea. I would certainly like to be able to use some of those features.

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