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Find2.PatternSyntax Property

Gets or sets the syntax used to specify the search pattern.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Property PatternSyntax As vsFindPatternSyntax
'Usage
Dim instance As Find2 
Dim value As vsFindPatternSyntax 

value = instance.PatternSyntax

instance.PatternSyntax = value
vsFindPatternSyntax PatternSyntax { get; set; }
property vsFindPatternSyntax PatternSyntax {
    vsFindPatternSyntax get ();
    void set (vsFindPatternSyntax value);
}
function get PatternSyntax () : vsFindPatternSyntax 
function set PatternSyntax (value : vsFindPatternSyntax)

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.vsFindPatternSyntax
A vsFindPatternSyntax constant representing the type of syntax used for the search pattern.

Implements

Find.PatternSyntax

Examples

Sub PatternSyntaxExample()
   Dim objTextDoc As TextDocument
   Dim objEditPt As EditPoint
   Dim iCtr As Integer
   Dim objFind As Find

   ' Create a new text file.
   DTE.ItemOperations.NewFile("General\Text File")

   ' Get a handle to the new document and create an EditPoint.
   objTextDoc = DTE.ActiveDocument.Object("TextDocument")
   objEditPt = objTextDoc.StartPoint.CreateEditPoint
   objFind = objTextDoc.DTE.Find

   ' Insert ten lines of text.
   For iCtr = 1 To 10
      objEditPt.Insert("This is a test." & Chr(13))
   Next iCtr

   ' Set the find options.
   objFind.Action = vsFindAction.vsFindActionReplaceAll
   objFind.Backwards = False
   objFind.FilesOfType = "*.txt"
   objFind.FindWhat = "test"
   objFind.KeepModifiedDocumentsOpen = True
   objFind.MatchCase = False
   objFind.MatchInHiddenText = False
   objFind.MatchWholeWord = True
   objFind.PatternSyntax = vsFindPatternSyntax.vsFindPatternSyntaxLiteral
   objFind.ReplaceWith = "NEW THING"
   objFind.ResultsLocation = vsFindResultsLocation.vsFindResultsNone
   objFind.SearchPath = "c:\temp"
   objFind.SearchSubfolders = False
   objFind.Target = vsFindTarget.vsFindTargetCurrentDocument
   ' Perform the Find operation.
   objFind.Execute()
End Sub

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See Also

Reference

Find2 Interface

Find2 Members

PatternSyntax Overload

EnvDTE80 Namespace