Description

Searches the current text for a string.

Syntax

str1        

text string to be searched

str2

options for the retrieval:

U[+/-] = activates/deactivates case sensitivity

G[+/-] = activates/deactivates retrieval in entire text

B[+/-] = activates/deactivates retrieval backwards

S[+/-] = activates/deactivates retrieval inside selection

T[+/-] = activates/deactivates jump of the cursor on found element

W[+/-] = activates/deactivates whole word match

Return value

Error code

Examples

Use custom scripts to find special characters, tags and formatting. For special character codes, see the table on the bottom of this topic.

•To find in text all tags such as >head 20<, >headline<, use the following script:

Text.Find (chr(1) & "head", "G+S+W-U+B-")

Remarks

The above codes apply only on Find and FindReplace methods. If you're using the standard Instr function to find content in a string, populated by Text.TedGetTxt method, the codes are different: see GetTxt Method.

Context

Text designer commands

See also

FindNext, FindReplace, FindDlg, FindReplaceDlg