IncrementalSearch Interface
Provides access to the incremental search (ISearch) capability of the text editor.
Namespace: EnvDTE80
Assembly: EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("C5BEE6D8-ED45-4317-96BF-97EB88EA3A07")> _
Public Interface IncrementalSearch
[GuidAttribute("C5BEE6D8-ED45-4317-96BF-97EB88EA3A07")]
public interface IncrementalSearch
[GuidAttribute(L"C5BEE6D8-ED45-4317-96BF-97EB88EA3A07")]
public interface class IncrementalSearch
[<GuidAttribute("C5BEE6D8-ED45-4317-96BF-97EB88EA3A07")>]
type IncrementalSearch = interface end
public interface IncrementalSearch
The IncrementalSearch type exposes the following members.
Properties
| Name | Description | |
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DTE | Gets the top-level extensibility object. |
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IncrementalSearchModeOn | Gets a value indicating whether an ISearch is being performed. |
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Pattern | Gets the characters being processed in the current ISearch. |
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Methods
| Name | Description | |
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AppendCharAndSearch | Adds a character to the ISearch pattern and performs a search for the new string. |
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DeleteCharAndBackup | Removes one character from the search pattern and moves the selection back to the previous match. |
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Exit | Stops the current ISearch and returns the editor to its basic behavior. |
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SearchBackward | Searches for the current pattern from the current position to the beginning of the document. |
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SearchForward | Searches for the current pattern from the current position to the end of the document. |
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SearchWithLastPattern | Repeats the current ISearch without changing the pattern |
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StartBackward | Starts a backward search. |
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StartForward | Starts a forward search. |
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Examples
Sub testIS()
' Set variables for text pane.
Dim tp As EnvDTE80.TextPane2
tp = CType(DTE.ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.Object.ActivePane, _
TextPane2)
' Start an incremental search forward from
' the current insertion point in the document.
tp.IncrementalSearch.StartForward()
' Add the character "a" to the search pattern.
tp.IncrementalSearch.AppendCharAndSearch(Asc("a"))
' Perform incremental search using the pattern ("a").
tp.IncrementalSearch.SearchWithLastPattern()
' After the search, exit incremental search mode.
tp.IncrementalSearch.Exit()
End Sub