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IncrementalSearch.SearchWithLastPattern Method

Repeats the current ISearch without changing the pattern

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function SearchWithLastPattern As vsIncrementalSearchResult
'Usage
Dim instance As IncrementalSearch 
Dim returnValue As vsIncrementalSearchResult 

returnValue = instance.SearchWithLastPattern()
vsIncrementalSearchResult SearchWithLastPattern()
vsIncrementalSearchResult SearchWithLastPattern()
function SearchWithLastPattern() : vsIncrementalSearchResult

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE80.vsIncrementalSearchResult
A vsIncrementalSearchResult enumeration.

Remarks

SearchWithLastPattern is used to begin a new search with the last performed search. If the pattern is empty or if there are no more matches for that string, the method fails.

SearchWithLastPattern does not change the search pattern.

Examples

Sub testIS2()
    ' Before running, open a document in Visual Studio.
    ' Set variables for text pane.
    Dim tp As EnvDTE80.TextPane2
    tp = CType(DTE.ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.Object.ActivePane, _
    TextPane2)
    ' Start an incremental search backward from
    ' the current insertion point in the document.
    tp.IncrementalSearch.StartBackward()
    ' Add the character "a" to the search pattern.
    tp.IncrementalSearch.AppendCharAndSearch(Asc("a"))
    ' Display the parent name for IncrementalSearch object.
    MsgBox("IncrementalSearch parent: " & _
    tp.IncrementalSearch.DTE.FullName)
    MsgBox("Search pattern length: " & _
    tp.IncrementalSearch.Pattern.Length)
    ' Perform incremental search using the pattern ("a").
    tp.IncrementalSearch.SearchWithLastPattern()
    ' After the search, exit incremental search mode.
    MsgBox("DeleteCharAndBackup")
    tp.IncrementalSearch.DeleteCharAndBackup()
    MsgBox("SearchForward")
    tp.IncrementalSearch.SearchForward()
    MsgBox("SearchBackward")
    tp.IncrementalSearch.SearchBackward()
    MsgBox("Exit")
    tp.IncrementalSearch.Exit()
End Sub

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See Also

Reference

IncrementalSearch Interface

IncrementalSearch Members

EnvDTE80 Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Automate an Incremental Search

How to: Search a Document Incrementally