Ladder program generating device and computer-readable information recording medium

A non-transitory computer-readable information recording medium recording a computer program causing a computer to function as a ladder program generating device, the ladder program generating device comprising:

• a ladder chart displayer configured to display a ladder chart including a plurality of program elements;
• a variable specifier configured to identify one program element included in the ladder chart and specify a variable included in the one program element;
• a program element searcher configured to search the program element including the variable specified by the variable specifier inside the ladder chart;
• a search result displayer configured to display a list of program elements searched by the program element searcher as a search result;
• a search result storage configured to at least store a search history by the program element searcher;
• and
• a search result selector configured to select the search result to be displayed next by the search result displayer based on the search history.

A ladder program generating device, comprising:

• means for specifying a variable included in one program element included in a ladder chart including a plurality of program elements;
• means for searching the program element including the variable specified by the means for specifying the variable;
• means for displaying a search result for displaying a list of program elements searched by the means for searching the program element as a search result;
• and
• means for selecting the search result to be displayed next by the means for displaying the search result based on a search history by the means for searching the program element.