# DSCLocateSymbol ## Description Open the **DSC symbols** panel. Type a substring, hit Enter, and a tree of matches is populated by walking the cache's local symbol table and every image's export table. The only knob behind the **Options** group is case-insensitive matching. Available from the DSC Index context menu, under **Locate**.

### Result tree Hits are grouped by their containing image; the cache's local symbol table appears as a top-level `.symbols` group. Unlike the [DSC Index](/9.4/ida-actions/opendscindex.md), this tree exposes one extra level of grouping: the **section** in which each symbol sits (`__objc_data`, `__data`, etc.) — useful when triaging hits that span both code and metadata. Each leaf shows the matched name and its address. Double-clicking a leaf jumps to the symbol, triggering an on-demand load of the owning image if it isn't loaded yet. See [DSC Workflow](/9.4/core/disassembler/concepts/dsc-workflow.md). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.hex-rays.com/9.4/ida-actions/dsclocatesymbol.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.