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FindPattern Method (TextSelection Object)

Visual Studio .NET 2003

Searches for the given pattern from the active point to the end of the document.

[Visual Basic .NET]

Public Function FindPattern( _
   ByVal Pattern As String, _
   Optional ByVal Flags As Integer = 0, _
   Optional ByRef Tags As TextRanges = Nothing _
) As Boolean

[Visual Basic 6]

Function FindPattern( _
   ByVal Pattern As String, _
   Optional ByVal Flags As Long = 0, _
   Optional ByRef Tags As TextRanges = Nothing _
) As Boolean

[C++]

HRESULT __stdcall FindPattern(
   BSTR Pattern,
   long Flags,
   TextRanges** Tags,
   /* [out, retval] */ VARIANT_BOOL* retVal
);

[C#]

public bool FindPattern(
   string Pattern,
   int Flags,
   ref TextRanges Tags
);

[JScript .NET]

public function FindPattern(
   Pattern : String,
   Flags : int,
   Tags : TextRanges
) : Boolean

Parameters

Pattern: Required. The text to find.
Flags: Optional. A vsFindPatternSyntax constant indicating the type of pattern to find.
Tags: Optional. If the matched pattern is a regular expression containing tagged subexpressions, then Tags argument contains a collection of TextRange Objects, one for each tagged sub-expression.

Return Value

True if the pattern is found, False if not.

Remarks

FindPattern searches for the given text pattern from the edit point to the end of the document. One of the flags controls whether the search starts at the beginning of the document. The pattern may be a regular or other expression. The return value indicates whether the pattern is found. If the pattern is found, the edit point is moved to the beginning of the match. Otherwise, the edit location is unchanged.

If an end point is supplied and the pattern found, then FindPattern moves the end point to the end of the found pattern.

If the matched pattern is a regular expression and contains tagged subexpressions, then the Tags argument returns a collection of TextRange objects, one for each tagged subexpression.

Example

Sub FindPatternExample()
   ' Before running this example, open a text document.
   Dim objSel As TextSelection = DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection

   ' Advance to the next Visual Basic .NET function beginning or end by 
   ' searching for  "Sub" with white space before and after it.
   If objSel.FindPattern(":WhSub:Wh", vsFindOptions.vsFindOptionsRegularExpression) Then
      ' Select the entire line.
      objSel.SelectLine()
   End If
End Sub

FindPattern Method (TextSelection Object)

Parameters

Return Value

Remarks

Example

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