Built-in function usages window
The Find built-in function usages window finds where chosen built-in methods are called on one
object, such as every Insert and Modify on a table. Think of the usages as
TargetObject.Method; Prism also finds calls where the object is implicit, such as a bare
Insert in the table's own code, in a with statement, or on the source table of a page.
Opening it
- Right-click an object in the Objects panel and select Find Built-in Function Usages….
- In Universal Search, the same command is among an object's actions.
The command needs a license.
| # | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Built-in function usages of object | The object whose method calls you search for. |
| 2 | Search | Narrows the list to the methods whose name contains the text, ignoring case. Checked methods stay checked while hidden. |
| 3 | Methods | A check box per instance method of the object's type, sorted by name. Check every method to find; you can check several. See Method groups. |
| 4 | Search button | Closes the window and opens the Usages window with the calls found. Enabled while a method is checked; Enter does the same. |
Cancel, or Esc, closes the window without searching.
Method groups
The methods are grouped by what they do to the table's data, as in RIMD: Read, Insert, Modify and Delete. Methods that do none of these, and the methods of other object types, are under Other. Each group is an expander; the two buttons beside the search box collapse and expand them all.
Find where a table is written
- Right-click the table in the Objects panel and select Find Built-in Function Usages….
- Under Insert, Modify and Delete, check the methods you care about, such as
Insert,Modify,ModifyAll,DeleteandDeleteAll. - Select Search.
The Usages window lists every call, grouped by object and procedure. Its Temporary record filter leaves out calls on temporary records.