MaskedTextProvider.FindEditPositionInRange(Int32, Int32, Boolean) Method

Definition

Returns the position of the first editable position between the specified positions using the specified search direction.

public:
 int FindEditPositionInRange(int startPosition, int endPosition, bool direction);
public int FindEditPositionInRange (int startPosition, int endPosition, bool direction);
member this.FindEditPositionInRange : int * int * bool -> int
Public Function FindEditPositionInRange (startPosition As Integer, endPosition As Integer, direction As Boolean) As Integer

Parameters

startPosition
Int32

The zero-based position in the formatted string where the search starts.

endPosition
Int32

The zero-based position in the formatted string where the search ends.

direction
Boolean

A Boolean indicating the search direction; either true to search forward or false to search backward.

Returns

If successful, an Int32 representing the zero-based position of the first editable position encountered; otherwise InvalidIndex.

Remarks

The FindEditPositionInRange method is used to search for the first editable character between two specified positions, inclusive, using the specified search direction. The result can subsequently be passed as a parameter to the Item[] indexer to obtain the assigned value at this position.

The FindNonEditPositionInRange method is the complement of this method.

Applies to

See also