When you open a file in the System z® LPEX Editor or PL/I Editor an
outline of the file opens in the Outline view.
You can filter the contents of the Outline view
to make it easier to focus on specific sections of a program.
About this task
There are several ways you can control what is shown in the
Outline view.
From the
Outline view, you can control the data
items expand and collapse the outline of a PL/I program.
Procedure
- To filter the Outline view according to program division,
click one of the toolbar buttons at the top of the view. These buttons
in the toolbar toggle the contents of the view. Click a button to
activate the filter. Click it again to restore the outline view to
its original state.
- To expand and collapse program sections in the Outline view,
click
and select + Expand
Outline or - Collaspe Outline next
to the program section you want to expand or collapse. When you place
the cursor on a line in the editor, the outline expands or collapses
the corresponding node.
- To limit the data shown by name click
and select Filter.- Type a name pattern in the field. You can use the *
and ? Wildcard characters in the filter string. Separate multiple
filter strings with commas.
- Click Ignore case to match strings
in upper, lower, or mixed case.
- Click OK. Any program elements
that match the filter strings entered are hidden in the Outline view.
To show any of these filtered elements, select Filters again,
delete the filter strings from the field, and click OK.