Find Method (RangeBaseFindReplaceExtensions)

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In the current range, finds all occurrences of a specified , using specified .

The findPattern can contain regular expressions (use FindOptions.RegularExpressions to control this).

The following special tokens can be used in the findPattern regardless of whether regex are on or off:

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To search for text with certain formatting, use options and set the FindOptions.FormattingOptions on it accordingly.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function Find( _
   ByVal searchRange As RangeBase, _
   ByVal findPattern As System.String, _
   Optional ByVal options As FindOptions _
) As System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable(Of FindResult)

public static System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<FindResult> Find( 
   RangeBase searchRange,
   System.string findPattern,
   FindOptions options
)

Parameters

searchRange: The current range.
findPattern: The search pattern. May contain regular expressions, or be an empty string.
If empty, the search will be for any text with formatting that matches the FindOptions.FormattingOptions passed in options.
options: The search and replace options.

Return Value

The list of found occurrences.

Reference

RangeBaseFindReplaceExtensions Class
RangeBaseFindReplaceExtensions Members