Search Criteria Format

Syntax

Search criteria in VectorScript are composed of two parts: the search attribute type specifier and the search value. The search attribute specifier indicates which attribute will be used to filter objects in the document; the search value specifies the value to be found and matched by the search operation. For example, the search criteria term:

(C=’Edged’)

indicates that a search should be performed for any objects whose class is Edged. In the criteria term, the C attribute type indicates that the search should be performed on the class attribute of objects in the document. The search value Edged indicates what class will be a match in the search operation.

The general syntax for search criteria terms is:

(<search attribute type> = <search value>)

Parentheses are traditionally used to enclose and indicate individual search terms; they are not required.