IncrementalSearch.StartBackward Method

Definition

Namespace:

EnvDTE80

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

Package:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop v17.12.40391

Starts a backward search.

public:
 void StartBackward();

public:
 void StartBackward();

void StartBackward();

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(3)]
public void StartBackward ();

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(3)>]
abstract member StartBackward : unit -> unit

Public Sub StartBackward ()

Attributes

DispIdAttribute

Examples

Sub testIS2()  
    ' Before running, open a document in Visual Studio.  
    ' Set variables for text pane.  
    Dim tp As EnvDTE80.TextPane2  
    tp = CType(DTE.ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.Object.ActivePane, _  
    TextPane2)  
    ' Start an incremental search backward from  
    ' the current insertion point in the document.  
    tp.IncrementalSearch.StartBackward()  
    ' Add the character "a" to the search pattern.  
    tp.IncrementalSearch.AppendCharAndSearch(Asc("a"))  
    ' Display the parent name for IncrementalSearch object.  
    MsgBox("IncrementalSearch parent: " & _  
    tp.IncrementalSearch.DTE.FullName)  
    MsgBox("Search pattern length: " & _  
    tp.IncrementalSearch.Pattern.Length)  
    ' Perform incremental search using the pattern ("a").  
    tp.IncrementalSearch.SearchWithLastPattern()  
    ' After the search, exit incremental search mode.  
    MsgBox("DeleteCharAndBackup")  
    tp.IncrementalSearch.DeleteCharAndBackup()  
    MsgBox("SearchForward")  
    tp.IncrementalSearch.SearchForward()  
    MsgBox("SearchBackward")  
    tp.IncrementalSearch.SearchBackward()  
    MsgBox("Exit")  
    tp.IncrementalSearch.Exit()  
End Sub  

Remarks

Begins an incremental search, searching toward the start of the document, wrapping if necessary.