/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb SCA, SCA Topics, CALLING *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX) |
The CALLING function is a relationship function. It finds occurrences with the CALLING relationship between them. For example, if routine A is calling routine B, then these two occurrences are in a CALLING relationship. In its most common form, the function format is as follows: CALLING( <callee>, <caller>, DEPTH={<number> | ALL} ) In this format, <callee> and <caller> can be any legal query expression and <number> is a positive integer. A typical use of the function is to find those routines which are calling some specified routine call. For example, FIND CALLING( abc, *, DEPTH=ALL ) This query finds the full call tree above ABC, where ABC is some routine in the SCA database. In other words, find all the routines that are directly or indirectly calling ABC. The CALLING function provides the power to return the exact call tree of interest. The full format is: CALLING ( [ END=<callee> ], [ BEGIN=<caller> ], [ DEPTH={<number> | ALL} ], [ RESULT=RESULT_KEYWORD ], [ TRACE=query_expression ] ) In the previous format, <callee> and <caller> is any legal query expresion, <number> is a positive integer, RESULT_KEYWORD can be STRUCTURE, ANY_PATH, BEGIN, or END, and QUERY_EXPRESSION is any legal query expression. For a full description of the CALLING relationship, see the on-line help file SCACOMMANDS.
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