Search Syntax Catalog

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Table 3-1 contain item field expressions that match on basic fields of models and files.

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Table 3-2 contain node field expressions that match on node types and properties.

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Table 3-3 contain setting field expressions that match on node settings.

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Table 3-4 contain the various expressions used to write plain and nested node and setting filters.

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Table 3-5 contain symbols available in the search syntax.


	If you are uncertain of what field values are available for a Selection Field, write any value and press Enter. Model Manager will show an error dialog containing supported values.


Syntax	Type	Description
@title:…	Text	Matches on the title of an item.
@description:…	Text	Matches on the description of an item.
@tag:…	Text	Matches on the titles of tags assigned to an item.
@tagKey:…	Selection	Matches on the unique keys of tags assigned to an item.
@itemType:…	Selection	Matches on the item type of an item.
@saveType:…	Selection	Matches on the save type of an item.
@lastModified:…	Date	Matches on the last modified date of an item,
@lastModifiedBy:…	Selection	Matches on the name or display name of the user that last modified an item. Escape spaces in names with backslash.
@filename:…	Keyword	Matches on the filename used when exporting an item to the file system.
@fileType:…	Keyword	Matches on the file type extension of a file.
@owner:…	Selection	Matches on the name or display name of the user that owns the item. Escape spaces in names with backslash.


Syntax	Type	Description
@label:…	Text	Matches on the label of a node.
@name:…	Keyword	Matches on the name of a node.
@tag:…	Keyword	Matches on the tag of a node.
@type:…	Text	Matches on the node type as shown in the user interface.
@apiClass:…	Keyword	Matches on the class of a node in the COMSOL API.
@apiType:…	Keyword	Matches on the node type as represented in the COMSOL API.
@created:…	Date	Matches on the date when the node was created.
@author:…	Text	Matches on the author property of a node.
@lastModified:…	Date	Matches on the last modified date of a node.
@lastModifiedBy:…	Text	Matches on the last modified by property of a node.
@version:…	Text	Matches on the version property of a node.
@comment:…	Text	Matches on the comment property of a node.
@lastComputationTime:…	Numeric	Matches on the last computation time of a Study node in seconds.
@spaceDimension:…	Numeric	Matches on the spatial dimension of a Component or Geometry node.
@axisymmetric:…	Boolean	Matches on the axisymmetric property of a Component or Geometry node.


Syntax	Type	Description
@name:…	Keyword	Matches on the identifier name of a setting.
@description:…	Text	Matches on the description of a setting.
@value:…	Keyword	Matches on the value of a setting.
@apiValue:…	Keyword	Matches on the value of a setting as represented in the COMSOL API.
@scalarReal:…	Numeric	Matches on the real part of a scalar setting value.
@scalarImag:…	Numeric	Matches on the imaginary part of a scalar setting value.


Syntax	API Class	Description
@model{…}	Model	Matches on the root node of a model.
@parameters{…}	ModelParamGroup	Matches on a Parameters node.
@component{…}	ModelNode	Matches on a Component node.
@study{…}	Study	Matches on a Study node.
@results{…}	Results	Matches on the Results node.
@physics{…}	Physics	Matches on a Physics node.
@geometry{…}	GeomSequence	Matches on a Geometry node.
@material{…}	Material	Matches on a Material node.
@mesh{…}	MeshSequence	Matches on a Mesh node.
@studyStep{…}	StudyFeature	Matches on a Study Step node.
@nodeGroup{…}	NodeGroup	Matches on a Node Group.
@node{…}	N/A	Matches on an arbitrary node.
@setting{…}	N/A	Matches on a node setting.


Syntax	Description
*	A wildcard in a search word.
AND	Combines two field values or field expressions with a boolean AND.
OR	Combines two field values or field expressions with a boolean OR.
NOT	Negates a field value or field expression.
ANY	An alias for a field value containing a single wildcard.
(…)	Enclosing field values or field expressions.
{…}	Enclosing expressions inside a node or setting filter.
[… TO …]	A field range value.
“…”	Quotation marks enclosing a sequence of search words as a phrase.