# Filtering in Tcl views

## Applying View Filters

All Tcl views allow to filter the displayed Tcl elements. The set of available filters depends on the view.

To filter elements:

1. On the view toolbar, click the Menu button and choose Filters....
2. Select or clear the filters that you want to apply to the view (read Filter description to learn about the selected filter's functionality).
3. Optionally, you can select patterns for filtering the view:
   - Select the Name filter patterns checkbox at the top of the dialog.
   - In the text field below, specify the desired patterns (names matching one of the patterns will be hidden).

## Filtering Members

Several Tcl views (e.g. Outline, Script Explorer) offer filtering of members (fields, types and methods). The filters are available as toolbar buttons or as view menu items, depending on the view. There are 3 member filters:

- Hide Variables: when activated, this filter causes all variables to be removed from the view.
- Hide Procedures: when activated, this filter causes all procedures to be removed from the view.
- Hide Namespaces: when activated, this filter causes all namespaces except the global to be removed from the view.

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