# FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread.SearchWithDialogAdvanced

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<h1 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_FpSpread_SearchWithDialogAdvanced_" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread.SearchWithDialogAdvanced*">SearchWithDialogAdvanced Method
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<h4 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_FpSpread_SearchWithDialogAdvanced_System_String_" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread.SearchWithDialogAdvanced(System.String)">SearchWithDialogAdvanced(string)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Searches the text in the cells of the sheets for the search string<br>
with the default criteria using a provided advanced search dialog.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void SearchWithDialogAdvanced(string searchString)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Sub SearchWithDialogAdvanced(searchString As String)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">searchString</span></td>
      <td><p>String for which to search</p>
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<h4 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_FpSpread_SearchWithDialogAdvanced_System_Int32_System_Int32_System_String_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_System_Int32_System_Int32_" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread.SearchWithDialogAdvanced(System.Int32,System.Int32,System.String,System.Boolean,System.Boolean,System.Boolean,System.Boolean,System.Int32,System.Int32)">SearchWithDialogAdvanced(int, int, string, bool, bool, bool, bool, int, int)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Searches the text in the cells of the specified sheet range for the specified string<br>
with the specified criteria using a provided advanced search dialog.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void SearchWithDialogAdvanced(int startSheetIndex, int endSheetIndex, string searchString, bool caseSensitive, bool exactMatch, bool alternateSearch, bool useWildcards, int startRowIndex, int startColumnIndex)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Sub SearchWithDialogAdvanced(startSheetIndex As Integer, endSheetIndex As Integer, searchString As String, caseSensitive As Boolean, exactMatch As Boolean, alternateSearch As Boolean, useWildcards As Boolean, startRowIndex As Integer, startColumnIndex As Integer)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">startSheetIndex</span></td>
      <td><p>Sheet index on which to start the search</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">endSheetIndex</span></td>
      <td><p>Sheet index on which to end the search</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">searchString</span></td>
      <td><p>String for which to search</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">caseSensitive</span></td>
      <td><p>Whether search should consider the case of the letters in the search string</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">exactMatch</span></td>
      <td><p>Whether the search should consider only an exact match</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">alternateSearch</span></td>
      <td><p>Whether search goes by alternate coordinates of column, row (instead of row, column)</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">useWildcards</span></td>
      <td><p>Whether search considers wildcard characters (*, ?) in the search string</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">startRowIndex</span></td>
      <td><p>Row index at which to start</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">startColumnIndex</span></td>
      <td><p>Column index at which to start</p>
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