The
name_of
andsynonym_of
functions search the entire database for elements whose name (or synonym) matches the pattern specified in the argument pattern.
● stm_r_—Designates the function as a Rational Statemate database retrieval function
● xx—The two-character type abbreviation of elements in the output list
● name_of or synonym_of—The criterion to be met (specifies that the query “Element whose name matches a pattern” or “Element whose synonym matches a pattern” is to be applied)
● pattern—A character string you supply as an input argument
● status—The return function status codeThese functions search the entire database for elements whose names (or synonyms) match the pattern specified in the argument
pattern
.This function returns all events from the database whose names begin with the string
EV
.In another example, to retrieve all the charts in the database use the following:
The output list contains all the charts in the database, including reference charts.