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Finding and Filtering Nodes and Edges
Enhanced Search
Cytoscape includes a search feature, which enables you to quickly find nodes and edges. The search box
is located at the right side in the icon bar and functions as a regular search box.
For example, type in "ATRX*" in the search box and hit enter. This will find all the nodes/edges with
string "ATRX" as prefix in any of the columns. Type in "taxonomy.name:homo*" will restrict the search
to column named 'taxonomy.name' only. You can also use 'and', 'or' to make the complex search. The
searching is actually based on Apache Lucene. Please look at this page for more about search syntax.
Filters
Filters allow you to quickly select multiple nodes or edges of interest by comparing node and edge column
values to properties you specify. For example, you can select all the nodes whose name contains a specific
pattern, or whose numeric column attribute value falls within a certain range. You can also perform complex
selection by defining filters and performing the boolean operation between them. Filters are located under
the filters tab on the Control Panel to the left. You can also access the filters by using the Select menu pulldown and choose “Use Filters” menu item. The filters panel initially looks like this:
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