.. _Show Instances in the Search View:

Show Instances in the Search View
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.. rst-class:: lead

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.. figure:: ../../images/show_instances_trigger_hyperlink.png
	:align: center

You can also place the editor cursor on it's name then right click and select :menuselection:`Show --> Instances`.

.. figure:: ../../images/show_instances_trigger_editor.png
	:align: center

The results are presented in the :guilabel:`Search View`.

.. figure:: ../../images/show_instances_result.png
	:align: center

.. tip::

	You can also trigger this functionality from a view's **context menu**, for example from the **Types View**.

.. note::
	
	If a top is specified using -top directive in a :ref:`build configuration <Build Configurations>` file, it is displayed in the **Show Instances** action label. 
	After elaboration an instance can be resolved to a design element different from the one specified in its declaration.  

.. note::
	
	This functionality works in mixed-language designs, for example when you have a VHDL entity instantiated in a Verilog module or a Verilog module instantiated in a VHDL component.
