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IncrementalSearch.StartForward Method

Starts a forward search.

Namespace:  EnvDTE80
Assembly:  EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub StartForward
void StartForward()
void StartForward()
abstract StartForward : unit -> unit
function StartForward()

Remarks

Begins an incremental search, searching toward the end of the document, wrapping if necessary.

Examples

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

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See Also

Reference

IncrementalSearch Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Search for Text Incrementally

How to: Search a Document Incrementally