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
'Usage
Dim instance As IncrementalSearch
[GuidAttribute("C5BEE6D8-ED45-4317-96BF-97EB88EA3A07")]
public interface IncrementalSearch
[GuidAttribute(L"C5BEE6D8-ED45-4317-96BF-97EB88EA3A07")]
public interface class IncrementalSearch
public interface IncrementalSearch

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

See Also

Reference

IncrementalSearch Members

EnvDTE80 Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Automate an Incremental Search

How to: Search a Document Incrementally