TreeNodeCollection.Find Method (System.Windows.Forms)

Find Method

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.NET Framework Class Library

TreeNodeCollection..::.Find Method

Finds the tree nodes with specified key, optionally searching subnodes.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Function Find ( _
    key As String, _
    searchAllChildren As Boolean _
) As TreeNode()

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TreeNodeCollection
Dim key As String
Dim searchAllChildren As Boolean
Dim returnValue As TreeNode()

returnValue = instance.Find(key, searchAllChildren)

public TreeNode[] Find(
    string key,
    bool searchAllChildren
)

Visual C++

public:
array<TreeNode^>^ Find(
    String^ key, 
    bool searchAllChildren
)

JScript

public function Find(
    key : String, 
    searchAllChildren : boolean
) : TreeNode[]

Parameters

key: Type: System..::.String
The name of the tree node to search for.

searchAllChildren: Type: System..::.Boolean
true to search child nodes of tree nodes; otherwise, false.

Return Value

Type: array<System.Windows.Forms..::.TreeNode>[]()[]
An array of TreeNode objects whose Name property matches the specified key.

Remarks

The Name property corresponds to the key for a TreeNode in the TreeNodeCollection.

The key comparison is not case-sensitive. If the key parameter is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or an empty string, or there are no matches, the Item property returns an empty array.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

TreeNodeCollection Class

TreeNodeCollection Members

System.Windows.Forms Namespace