<b>RichEdit.find</b>

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RichEdit.find

Searches the RichEdit control for a specified string.

Syntax

public int find( String string )

public int find( String string, int options )

public int find( String string, int start, int options )

public int find( String string, int start, int end, int options )

Parameters

string

The string to locate in the control.

options

One or more flags that specify how to search for the text. This value can be a logical OR combination of one or more of the enumeration constants defined in the RichEditFind class. If you call a version of find that does not include this parameter, a default value of RichEditFind.NONE is used.

start

The offset at which to begin searching. If you call a version of find that does not include this parameter, a default value of 0 is used.

end

The offset at which to stop searching. If you call a version of find that does not include this parameter, the method searches to the end of the text in the control.

Return Value

Returns the zero-based offset at which the search string occurs. If the string does not appear in the control, this method returns -1.

Exceptions

WFCInvalidEnumException thrown if the options parameter specifies values that are not defined in the RichEditFind class.