The Query Pane

The Query Pane allows you to enter, modify, or save your queries. 

The Query Pane has the following components:

  1. One or more query bars, where you can construct a query by selecting a class, slot, criterion, and value.
  2. The Combined Query buttons, which allow you to add and remove additional query bars, and to specify how they are combined.
  3. The Find button, which allows you to run your query.
  4. The Query Name bar and Save Query button, which allow you to name and save a query.

Query Bar(s)

Each query bar has:

  1. A Class entry field, which allows you to specify a class by clicking the Select Class button. If a class is already shown, using the Select Class button replaces it. You can also view the selected class by clicking the View button, or remove it by clicking the Remove button. 
  2. A Slot entry field, which allows you to specify a slot by clicking the Select Slot button. If a slot is already shown, using the Select Slot button replaces it. You can also view the selected slot by clicking the View button, or remove it by clicking the Remove button. 
  3. A criteria menu, which allows you to set the criteria for the query based on the slot. 
  4. A value entry bar or menu, which allows you to set the value for comparison. The entry type is based on the slot value type.

Choices for the criteria menu and value are as follows:

Slot Type Criteria Menu Action
Boolean Verifies whether or not the Boolean value is true or false, as selected from the menu at the right.
Class The selected criterion is compared to a class selected at the right. To select a class, click the Select Class button. To remove a class, click the Remove button. Only one class can be selected.
Float The selected criterion is compared to the value typed in the Float entry bar at the right.
Instance The selected criterion is compared to an instance selected at the right. To select an instance, click the Select Instance button. To remove an instance, click the Remove button. Only one instance can be selected.
Integer The selected criterion is compared to the value typed in the Integer entry bar at the right.
String The selected criterion is compared to all or part of a string typed in the entry bar to the right. For example, selecting begins with and typing M in the String entry bar will find all instances of the selected class/slot combination that begin with M.
Symbol The Symbol entry bar to the right becomes a drop-down menu that displays all possible values for the slot. The selected criterion is compared to the value. 

Combined Query Buttons

More Click this button to create an additional query bar, which can then be set with class, slot, and criterion.
Fewer If there are two are more query bars, click this button to remove the bottommost query bar.
Clear Click this button to clear all query bars and reduce the Query Pane to a single, blank query bar.
Match All For two or more query bars, click this button to specify that any instance found must match all the criteria (the intersection or AND) specified in the query bars.
Match Any For two or more query bars, click this button to specify that any instance found must match at least one of the criteria (the union or OR) specified in the query bars.

Find Button

Find When the query has been set up as desired, click this button to find all instances that match the selected criteria.

Query Name and Save Query

The Query Name bar at the bottom of the pane allows you name a query by typing any string.

When the query has been set up as desired, click this button to save the query in the Query Library using the name in the Query Name bar.

Next: The Search Results Pane

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