Search Syntax Catalog

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

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

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

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

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Table 3-5 contains 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.

Table 3-1: Field expressions for item fields.
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.

Table 3-2: Field expressions for node fields.
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.

Table 3-3: Field expressions for setting fields.
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.

Table 3-4: Node and setting expressions.
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.
@geometry{…}	GeomSequence	Matches on a Geometry node.
@material{…}	Material	Matches on a Material node.
@commonDefinition{…}	CommonFeature	Matches on a common definition node.
@physics{…}	Physics	Matches on a Physics node.
@multiphysicsCoupling{…}	MultiphysicsCoupling	Matches on a Multiphysics coupling node.
@mesh{…}	MeshSequence	Matches on a Mesh node.
@study{…}	Study	Matches on a Study node.
@studyStep{…}	StudyFeature	Matches on a Study Step node.
@results{…}	Results	Matches on the Results node.
@nodeGroup{…}	NodeGroup	Matches on a Node Group.
@node{…}	N/A	Matches on an arbitrary node.
@setting{…}	N/A	Matches on a node setting.

Table 3-5: Symbols in the Model Manager search syntax.
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.


Syntax	Description
TODAY	Shorthand for an interval covering the current day.
YESTERDAY	Shorthand for an interval covering yesterday.
CURRENTWEEK	Shorthand for an interval covering the current week.
CURRENTMONTH	Shorthand for an interval covering the current month.
CURRENTYEAR	Shorthand for an interval covering the current year.