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Query Editor

The Query Editor is where you create and run queries. A query is basically a request to display a subset of information in your project. You can create very specific queries when looking for particular objects, or more general queries to find all sound objects in a particular platform, for example.

All project elements that match your query criteria are displayed in the Results list. When you select an entry in the Results list, it automatically gets loaded into the Transport Control and is ready for playback. You can right-click a selection of entries in the Results list to access a series of commands, such as Edit, Multi-edit, Show in Schematic View, and Convert. You can double-click an entry in the Results list at any time to display it in the Property Editor. You can also drag project elements from the Results list to the Project Explorer. For example, you can drag one or more sound objects from the Results list into an Actor-Mixer or container within the Project Explorer.

[Tip] Tip

In the results, when multiple items are selected, modifying a property (slider, combo or checkbox) will affect the whole selection and set the object's value to all other objects in selection. However, when holding the Alt key and dragging a slider, the selected objects values will be offset instead of being set to an absolute value.

Interface Element

Description

Name

The name of the query.

Opens the selector menu, where you can create a new query or select an existing one.

Clears all criteria and search results from the Query Editor.

Notes

Any additional information used to describe the query.

Object type

The type of object or other project element for which you are searching, for example, sound, bus, SoundBank, and so on.

Start From

The location in the project hierarchy where your query will begin.

Opens the Project Explorer - Browser dialog box where you can navigate to the location where you want your query to begin.

Resets the Start From Here location.

Platform

The platform or platforms that you want to include in your search.

Searches through the project for the objects and other project elements that meet your search criteria.

Criteria

Browser

A list of criteria on which you can base your query, such as Name or Output Bus.

Opens a search field where standard alphanumeric entries filter out unmatching elements from the view. Learn more in Using Tables.

Click the Close icon to the left of the search icon to close the search field and remove the filter.

[Note] Note

The searches do not include elements in collapsed nodes of the List View, Query Editor, MIDI Keymap Editor, and Reference View.

Criteria

A list of criteria you have selected for your query.

Operator

The logical operator used when your query contains multiple criteria. The following operators are available:

And for items that match all criteria.

Or for items that match at least one criteria.

Name

The name and category of the criterion on which you are basing your search.

Condition

The specific details of the criterion on which you are basing your search.

For some criteria, you can use a wildcard operator, which is the asterisk (*) in Wwise, to replace part of a word when you are trying to find different project elements that contain, start with, or end with certain letters or numbers.

Results

Opens a search field where standard alphanumeric entries filter out unmatching elements from the view. Learn more in Using Tables.

Click the Close icon to the left of the search icon to close the search field and remove the filter.

[Note] Note

The searches do not include elements in collapsed nodes of the List View, Query Editor, MIDI Keymap Editor, and Reference View.

Name

The name of the object or project element that matches your search criteria.

Path

The location in the project hierarchy of the object or project element.

Type

The type of object or project element included in your results, for example, sound, bus, SoundBank, query, effect and so on.

Platform

The platform on which the object or project element is located.

Other Columns

To add other columns from the object properties, right-click the column header and select Configure Columns.

Copies query results to the Windows clipboard so you can paste them into another application.


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