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IncrementalSearch.StartBackward Method

Starts a backward search.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub StartBackward
'Usage
Dim instance As IncrementalSearch

instance.StartBackward()
void StartBackward()
void StartBackward()
function StartBackward()

Remarks

Begins an incremental search, searching toward the start of the document, wrapping if necessary.

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

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

IncrementalSearch Interface

IncrementalSearch Members

EnvDTE80 Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Automate an Incremental Search

How to: Search a Document Incrementally