Structural search question

Hi,

If you want to find methods that have at least one parameter type of
e.g. StringBuilder, then you need add parameter declarations (with
0..max_value occurences) before and after the one of interest

E.g.

class $Class$ {
$ReturnType$ $MethodName$($DummyParameterType$ $DummyParameter$,
$ParameterType$ $Parameter$, $DummyParameterType2$ $DummyParameter2$);
}

Robert Gibson wrote:

I did a global search and replace in my project
s/StringBuffer/StringBuilder/ But before I checked everything in it
occurred to me that my search might have changed the semantics of my
program (duh) ... e.g. if I change the signature of a method that I was
overriding.

Is there any way I can do a structural search to find all method
definitions in which at least one parameter is of type
java.lang.StringBuilder? It seems that in copying the "Methods of class"
template I can do a search for methods that match certain criteria, but
I can only actually get the filter on Return Type to work, otherwise if
I set a Text Constraint on ParameterType in the template, it returns me
all methods for which all parameters have type StringBuilder. (If I want
to exclude methods with no parameters I have to put an Occurrence Count
> 0 for Parameter which is a bit strange, why can't I put it on
ParameterType?)

I don't really understand how Structural Search works - am I using it
properly and it's buggy, or am I not using it properly, or is it not
possible to make it do what I want?

R
PS This is in Irida build 3235 but I have the same problems in 4.5

--
Best regards,
Maxim Mossienko
IntelliJ Labs / JetBrains Inc.
http://www.intellij.com
"Develop with pleasure!"

Thanks Maxim - where do I put the occurrence constraint?
DummyParameterType? DummyParameter? Both?

R

Maxim Mossienko wrote:

Hi,

If you want to find methods that have at least one parameter type of
e.g. StringBuilder, then you need add parameter declarations (with
0..max_value occurences) before and after the one of interest

E.g.

class $Class$ {
$ReturnType$ $MethodName$($DummyParameterType$ $DummyParameter$,
$ParameterType$ $Parameter$, $DummyParameterType2$ $DummyParameter2$);
}

Robert Gibson wrote:

>> I did a global search and replace in my project
>> s/StringBuffer/StringBuilder/ But before I checked everything in it
>> occurred to me that my search might have changed the semantics of my
>> program (duh) ... e.g. if I change the signature of a method that I
>> was overriding.
>>
>> Is there any way I can do a structural search to find all method
>> definitions in which at least one parameter is of type
>> java.lang.StringBuilder? It seems that in copying the "Methods of
>> class" template I can do a search for methods that match certain
>> criteria, but I can only actually get the filter on Return Type to
>> work, otherwise if I set a Text Constraint on ParameterType in the
>> template, it returns me all methods for which all parameters have type
>> StringBuilder. (If I want to exclude methods with no parameters I have
>> to put an Occurrence Count > 0 for Parameter which is a bit strange,
>> why can't I put it on ParameterType?)
>>
>> I don't really understand how Structural Search works - am I using it
>> properly and it's buggy, or am I not using it properly, or is it not
>> possible to make it do what I want?
>>
>> R
>> PS This is in Irida build 3235 but I have the same problems in 4.5

Hi,

Press Edit variables, enter
0 .. max value in Occurence count for
$DummyParameterType$ $DummyParameter$, $DummyParameterType2$
$DummyParameter2$


Robert Gibson wrote:

Thanks Maxim - where do I put the occurrence constraint?
DummyParameterType? DummyParameter? Both?

R

Maxim Mossienko wrote:

>> Hi,
>>
>> If you want to find methods that have at least one parameter type of
>> e.g. StringBuilder, then you need add parameter declarations (with
>> 0..max_value occurences) before and after the one of interest
>>
>> E.g.
>>
>> class $Class$ {
>> $ReturnType$ $MethodName$($DummyParameterType$ $DummyParameter$,
>> $ParameterType$ $Parameter$, $DummyParameterType2$ $DummyParameter2$);
>> }
>>
>> Robert Gibson wrote:
>>
>>> I did a global search and replace in my project
>>> s/StringBuffer/StringBuilder/ But before I checked everything in it
>>> occurred to me that my search might have changed the semantics of my
>>> program (duh) ... e.g. if I change the signature of a method that I
>>> was overriding.
>>>
>>> Is there any way I can do a structural search to find all method
>>> definitions in which at least one parameter is of type
>>> java.lang.StringBuilder? It seems that in copying the "Methods of
>>> class" template I can do a search for methods that match certain
>>> criteria, but I can only actually get the filter on Return Type to
>>> work, otherwise if I set a Text Constraint on ParameterType in the
>>> template, it returns me all methods for which all parameters have
>>> type StringBuilder. (If I want to exclude methods with no parameters
>>> I have to put an Occurrence Count > 0 for Parameter which is a bit
>>> strange, why can't I put it on ParameterType?)
>>>
>>> I don't really understand how Structural Search works - am I using it
>>> properly and it's buggy, or am I not using it properly, or is it not
>>> possible to make it do what I want?
>>>
>>> R
>>> PS This is in Irida build 3235 but I have the same problems in 4.5
>>
>>
>>
>>


--
Best regards,
Maxim Mossienko
IntelliJ Labs / JetBrains Inc.
http://www.intellij.com
"Develop with pleasure!"

Got it, thanks.

Maxim Mossienko wrote:

Hi,

Press Edit variables, enter
0 .. max value in Occurence count for
$DummyParameterType$ $DummyParameter$, $DummyParameterType2$
$DummyParameter2$


Robert Gibson wrote:

>> Thanks Maxim - where do I put the occurrence constraint?
>> DummyParameterType? DummyParameter? Both?
>>
>> R
>>
>> Maxim Mossienko wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> If you want to find methods that have at least one parameter type of
>>> e.g. StringBuilder, then you need add parameter declarations (with
>>> 0..max_value occurences) before and after the one of interest
>>>
>>> E.g.
>>>
>>> class $Class$ {
>>> $ReturnType$ $MethodName$($DummyParameterType$ $DummyParameter$,
>>> $ParameterType$ $Parameter$, $DummyParameterType2$ $DummyParameter2$);
>>> }
>>>
>>> Robert Gibson wrote:
>>>
>>>> I did a global search and replace in my project
>>>> s/StringBuffer/StringBuilder/ But before I checked everything in it
>>>> occurred to me that my search might have changed the semantics of my
>>>> program (duh) ... e.g. if I change the signature of a method that I
>>>> was overriding.
>>>>
>>>> Is there any way I can do a structural search to find all method
>>>> definitions in which at least one parameter is of type
>>>> java.lang.StringBuilder? It seems that in copying the "Methods of
>>>> class" template I can do a search for methods that match certain
>>>> criteria, but I can only actually get the filter on Return Type to
>>>> work, otherwise if I set a Text Constraint on ParameterType in the
>>>> template, it returns me all methods for which all parameters have
>>>> type StringBuilder. (If I want to exclude methods with no parameters
>>>> I have to put an Occurrence Count > 0 for Parameter which is a bit
>>>> strange, why can't I put it on ParameterType?)
>>>>
>>>> I don't really understand how Structural Search works - am I using
>>>> it properly and it's buggy, or am I not using it properly, or is it
>>>> not possible to make it do what I want?
>>>>
>>>> R
>>>> PS This is in Irida build 3235 but I have the same problems in 4.5
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>