IncrementalSearch.SearchWithLastPattern Method

Definition

Namespace:

EnvDTE80

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

Package:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop v17.11.40262

Repeats the current ISearch without changing the pattern

public:
 EnvDTE80::vsIncrementalSearchResult SearchWithLastPattern();

public:
 EnvDTE80::vsIncrementalSearchResult SearchWithLastPattern();

EnvDTE80::vsIncrementalSearchResult SearchWithLastPattern();

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(5)]
public EnvDTE80.vsIncrementalSearchResult SearchWithLastPattern ();

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(5)>]
abstract member SearchWithLastPattern : unit -> EnvDTE80.vsIncrementalSearchResult

Public Function SearchWithLastPattern () As vsIncrementalSearchResult

Returns

vsIncrementalSearchResult

A vsIncrementalSearchResult enumeration.

Attributes

DispIdAttribute

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  

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.