Locate Key

Use the Locate Key command to jump directly to a segment. This command applies to key-ordered and random-ordered databases.

Follow these steps:

1. Right-click anywhere in the editor, and then click Locate Key.

   The Locate Key dialog shows the structure of the concatenated key broken down by segment.

2. Click in the Key Value column and enter the key that you want to go to.
3. Click OK.

   The Locate Key dialog closes, and the editor shows the key that you specified. If no segment with a matching key exists, the result depends on the database type.

   For key-ordered databases, the editor displays the results as follows:

   • When the root of the specified key is greater than the last root on the database, you are positioned to the last root on the database.
   • When the root of the specified key does not exist, you are positioned to the next root with a key value greater than the value that you specified.
   • When the root of the specified key exists but the segment does not exist on the database, you are positioned to the lowest level segment whose concatenated key matches your request.

   For random-ordered databases, the editor displays the results as follows:

   • When the root of the specified key does not exist, the editor view does not change.
   • When the root of the specified key exists but the segment does not exist on the database, you are positioned to the lowest level segment whose concatenated key matches your request.