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More on Ada Names

Note: This command is only available for Apex Ada and Apex Duo.

An Ada name can specify any Ada object. The name can contain the wild characters asterisk (*) or at (@). These wild characters have the same meaning. For example, Text_Io.Pa* will bring up a viewer with:

You can double click on any line and the corresponding Ada unit will be displayed in an Ada editor window with the Ada name highlighted.

If you specify Text_Io.File_T*, an Ada editor window containing Text_Io will be displayed with File_Type highlighted. Ada names in Apex include debugger names. See Using the Apex Debugger for more information on debugger names.

Some more examples of Ada names are:

Ada Name
Interpretation
Foo
The spec of the Ada unit Foo
Foo.Bar.Mumble
The entity named Mumble in either the spec or the body
Foo.Bar'Body.Mumble
The entity named Mumble in the body of Bar
Foo.Bar'Body.Mumble.1S
The first statement in Mumble
Foo.Mum*
All entities named Mum* in Foo
Foo.*.Mum*
All entities named Mum* in declarations inside Foo
Foo.*'Body.Mum*
All entities named Mum* in bodies inside Foo
Foo.3S.2D
The second declaration in the third statement of Foo (useful if this statement is in a declare block)


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