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Can't search for function names in cross-references while not in table view
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Description
Version and Platform (required):
- Binary Ninja Version: 4.3.6766-dev
- OS: macOS
- OS Version: 15.2
- CPU Architecture: aarch64
Bug Description:
My function has a large number of cross-references. I want to look for a specific one. In Table View, I can search for a substring of the function I'm looking for and find what I want. In the default view, the search will not show any results.
Steps To Reproduce:
- Go to a location in a binary that has a cross-reference to a named function you can search for
- Search for a substring of that function's name while not in Table View
- Observe that it will not show the cross-reference with the filter applied
- (Bonus: Try it again with Table View, observe that it works.)
Expected Behavior:
I should see the cross-reference when it's filtered.
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I can provide this binary upon request, although it should reproduce with any.
Additional Information:
I also wound up, while trying to reproduce this issue to write it up, finding maybe a different bug? Essentially, the filter I had was still applied even after I had cleared it, and it required me to type something else in (a space worked, in this case) to get the filter to be un-applied. Or, maybe it applied a new filter with a space? In any case, I'm not sure if that's repeatable, so I didn't open a separate issue for that.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the cross-reference search in the default view and Table View using the listed steps, then trace the filtering path for cross-reference entries. Done means substring searches find matching function names in both views and clearing the filter reliably removes it.
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- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Bug
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- Stale
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