IncrementalSearch Interface
Provides access to the incremental search (ISearch) capability of the text editor.
Assembly: EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | DTE | Gets the top-level extensibility object. |
![]() | IncrementalSearchModeOn | Gets a value indicating whether an ISearch is being performed. |
![]() | Pattern | Gets the characters being processed in the current ISearch. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | AppendCharAndSearch(Int16) | Adds a character to the ISearch pattern and performs a search for the new string. |
![]() | DeleteCharAndBackup() | Removes one character from the search pattern and moves the selection back to the previous match. |
![]() | Exit() | Stops the current ISearch and returns the editor to its basic behavior. |
![]() | SearchBackward() | Searches for the current pattern from the current position to the beginning of the document. |
![]() | SearchForward() | Searches for the current pattern from the current position to the end of the document. |
![]() | SearchWithLastPattern() | Repeats the current ISearch without changing the pattern |
![]() | StartBackward() | Starts a backward search. |
![]() | StartForward() | Starts a forward search. |
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

