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By default, the perspective (how the data is displayed) will be set to CAST Taxonomy (the default layout configured by CAST Imaging and the only layout available) and Level 4 - you can find out more about the Perspective options in User Guide - GUI - Investigate panel.
Navigation flow
Levels
Levels 4, 5 and Objects are available for selection when CAST Taxonomy aggregation is selected in the Investigate panel - these levels provide ever greater details about the items within the selected layer:
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| Double click on node | Level 4 | N/AIn version ≥ 2.12, double clicking a node will transition to level 5. |
| Level 5 | Drill down to Vignette mode i.e.: Objects level + drill mode Children + Caller/Callee + Group by communities (depending on the object selected). See also User Guide - GUI for - Investigate panel for more information on Drill and Communities modes. Click to expand
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| Vignette mode | Expand and investigate the selected object to show its sub-objects. Note that when all sub-objects of the selected object are displayed, a message is shown to explain this:
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| Objects | View source code of the object. See User Guide - Viewing source code. | |
| Right click on node | Level 4 |
If the object properties cannot be retrieved in a timely manner, a retry button will be displayed:
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| Level 5 |
If the object properties cannot be retrieved in a timely manner, a retry button will be displayed:
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| Objects and Vignette mode |
If the object properties cannot be retrieved in a timely manner, a retry button will be displayed:
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| Single click on edge | Levels 4 and 5 | N/A |
| Objects and Vignette mode | Displays all the methods that are linked between classes and provides additional actions such as:
See User Guide - Using the Method view for more information. | |
| Double click on edge | Levels 4 and 5, Objects and Vignette | N/A |
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Call graph start (input) and end (output) points are highlighted in the view at Objects level , if using red circles around the items if they exist. This is known as the Critical Path:
Legend
Click the Input or Output items in the right hand legend to highlight the items:
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The Critical Path feature
Shortest path
A related feature available at Object level is known as the Shortest Path feature and is controlled by the icon option in the left panel - it is enabled disabled by default:
This option highlights the shortest path between the entry point and end point nodes, where multiple entry point and end point nodes are present in the view:
| Shortest Path disabled | Shortest Path enabled |
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Note that if no critical shortest path exists, a message is displayed in the bottom right corner:
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