Find Method

Searches for the specified string in the Document's pages collection.

[Visual Basic]
Public Function Find( _
   ByVal searchString As String, _
   ByRef currentIndex As Integer _
) As Boolean

[C#]
public bool Find( 
   string searchString,
   ref int currentIndex
);

Parameters

searchString: String to search for in the document.
currentIndex: Starting position of the search. If the string was found, currentIndex is set to the position where the string was found.

Return Type

A Boolean value. True, if the string was found in the document; otherwise, false.

Remarks

If found, returns the location of the string in the currentIndex parameter. To continue searching after the first occurrence, call the method again with the returned currentIndex.

Example

[C#]

private void btnFind_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) 
{ 
    int i = 0; 
    if (arv.Document.Find("Coyote", ref i) == true) 
    { 
        MessageBox.Show ("This document contains the word Coyote."); 
        arv.Document.ClearFindTextSelection(); 
    } 
}

[Visual Basic]

Private Sub btnFind_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnFind.Click

    If arv.Document.Find("Coyote", 0) Then

        MsgBox("This document contains the word Coyote.")

        arv.Document.ClearFindTextSelection()

    End If

End Sub

See Also

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