IncrementalSearch.StartBackward Method
Starts a backward search.
Namespace: EnvDTE80
Assembly: EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Sub StartBackward
'Usage
Dim instance As IncrementalSearch
instance.StartBackward()
void StartBackward()
void StartBackward()
function StartBackward()
Remarks
Begins an incremental search, searching toward the start of the document, wrapping if necessary.
Examples
Sub testIS2()
' Before running, open a document in Visual Studio.
' Set variables for text pane.
Dim tp As EnvDTE80.TextPane2
tp = CType(DTE.ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.Object.ActivePane, _
TextPane2)
' Start an incremental search backward from
' the current insertion point in the document.
tp.IncrementalSearch.StartBackward()
' Add the character "a" to the search pattern.
tp.IncrementalSearch.AppendCharAndSearch(Asc("a"))
' Display the parent name for IncrementalSearch object.
MsgBox("IncrementalSearch parent: " & _
tp.IncrementalSearch.DTE.FullName)
MsgBox("Search pattern length: " & _
tp.IncrementalSearch.Pattern.Length)
' Perform incremental search using the pattern ("a").
tp.IncrementalSearch.SearchWithLastPattern()
' After the search, exit incremental search mode.
MsgBox("DeleteCharAndBackup")
tp.IncrementalSearch.DeleteCharAndBackup()
MsgBox("SearchForward")
tp.IncrementalSearch.SearchForward()
MsgBox("SearchBackward")
tp.IncrementalSearch.SearchBackward()
MsgBox("Exit")
tp.IncrementalSearch.Exit()
End Sub
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.