Re: Help -> Documentation (Why doesn't API Search field list result?)
Re: Help -> Documentation (Why doesn't API Search field list result?)
- Subject: Re: Help -> Documentation (Why doesn't API Search field list result?)
- From: Ricky Sharp <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 11:36:22 -0600
On Tuesday, January 04, 2005, at 11:21AM, Jeremy French <email@hidden> wrote:
>Why doesn't the method "fileName" appear in the documentation browser's
>search result list when I enter "filename" for an API search?
>
>In XCode 1.5, I choose HELP -> DOCUMENTATION, and enter "filename" in
>the search field; the search field is set to "API Search".
>
>No results are displayed. I shorten the search text to simply "file",
>and a slew of items is listed. Scrolling through the list I see
>"fileName" listed for NSDocument. Then I type one additional character
>to refine the seach, expecting to see only items beginning with
>"filen". Instead, the search result list becomes empty.
>
>Why don't I see just items that begin with "filen"?
I can also reproduce this (10.3.7 with Xcode 1.5)
Hmm...it may have something to do with spaces. If the search term is "file", it brings up a list that starts with:
File Attributes Bitmap
File Bitmap
File_System_Types
...
The first two items have a space after "File".
If I enter a search term of "File " (note the space), the list is filtered down to only the first two items (as it should). But any other character (as you've found) doesn't match anything.
I haven't been able to find any other terms that would contain spaces. But my guess is that they too would cause grief when searching.
Definitely file a bug.
--
Rick Sharp
Instant Interactive(tm)
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