Summary: this page describes how to view an object's source code
Introduction
It is possible to view object source code direct in CAST Imaging. Source code is available in objects/links after a drill down from Level 5:
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To view the source code of objects/links in CAST Imaging, a one-time configuration process is required first - see Configure the source code viewer.
| Objects | Right click the object after a drill down from Level 5 and choose Show source code:
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| Link | Drill down from Level 5 and either:
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Source code will be auto scrolled to highlighted object/link:
Code is collapsed by default and limited to 200 lines, click to expand in groups of 200 lines, then 100, 20 and any remaining under 10:
Where an object is represented in multiple files, all files will be shown:
You can also toggle colours using the gear icon:
- Objects with over 7000 lines of code (LOC) will show only 500 lines above and below the item.
- If access to source code is not configured, a popup message will be displayed:
- If source code has been configured, but none is available for the current object (typically this is when the object is classed as "external to the application"), a different message will be displayed:
