Python Search

Element Search

Element searching allows you to place the cursor over just about any element in a source file (method call, class name, constant) and perform a search for that element by issuing the command :PhpFindDefinition.

If only one result is found and that result is in the current source file, the cursor will be moved to the element found. Otherwise, on single result matches, the value of g:EclimPythonSearchSingleResult will be consulted for the action to take. If there are multiple results, the location list will be opened with the list of results.

Note

Searching support is provided via eclim’s integration with rope.

Please see the rope docs for more information.

As a convenience eclim also provides the command :PythonSearchContext. This command accepts no arguments and will perform the appropriate search depending on the context of the element.

• If the cursor is on the declaration of a class, function, or method then it will search for all occurrences.
• Otherwise, it will search for the declaration of the element.

Configuration

Vim Variables

• g:EclimPythonSearchSingleResult (Default: ‘split’) - Determines what action to take when a only a single result is found.

  Possible values include:

  • ‘split’ - open the result in a new window via “split”.
  • ‘edit’ - open the result in the current window.
  • ‘tabnew’ - open the result in a new tab.
  • ‘lopen’ - open the location list to display the result.

  This setting overrides the global default for all supported language types which can be set using the g:EclimDefaultFileOpenAction setting which accepts the same possible values.

• g:EclimLocationListHeight (Default: 10) - Sets the height in lines of the location list window when eclim opens it to display search results.