Select Edit»Find and Replace to display the Find dialog box and click the Text button. Click the More Options button to display this dialog box.

Use this dialog box to configure where LabVIEW searches for text. LabVIEW saves the options you use in a search for use in the next search. If you do not find a string of text that you expected the search to locate, confirm that the options are correct for the current search.

This dialog box includes the following components:

Option Description
Search in VI's Indicates whether to search VI front panels, block diagrams, or History text. You must select at least one of these options.
  • Front Panel—

    Searches the VI front panels.

    • Ignore clones—

      Ignores any front panel clones, or reentrant front panels, in the text search. This checkbox contains a checkmark by default. Remove the checkmark from this checkbox to include clones in the text search.

  • Block Diagram—

    Searches the VI block diagrams.

  • Description text—

    Searches the text of the VI description.

  • History text—

    Searches the VI History text.
Search in Object's Label Indicates whether to search visible or hidden object name labels.
  • Visible labels—

    Searches visible object labels.

  • Hidden labels—

    Searches hidden object labels.
Search in Object's Data & Parts Indicates whether to search visible or hidden data and parts. The data and parts of an object consist of everything that belongs to an object except for the name label. You also can search the description of various objects.
  • Visible—

    Searches visible object data and parts, including text that displays object data, text in a graph plot, and text in a cursor.

  • Hidden—

    Searches hidden object data and parts, including text that displays object data, text in a graph plot, text in a cursor, and text in table and listbox controls. Hidden data also includes events you register with the Register For Events function, a Property Node or Invoke Node when you select Name Format>>No Names from the shortcut menu, and instances in a polymorphic VI that are not visible.

  • Description—

    Searches object descriptions.