IncrementalSearch.StartForward Method

Definition

Namespace:

EnvDTE80

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

Package:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop v17.11.40262

Starts a forward search.

public:
 void StartForward();

public:
 void StartForward();

void StartForward();

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(2)]
public void StartForward ();

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(2)>]
abstract member StartForward : unit -> unit

Public Sub StartForward ()

Attributes

DispIdAttribute

Examples

Sub testIS()  
    ' Set variables for text pane.  
    Dim tp As EnvDTE80.TextPane2  
    tp = CType(DTE.ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.Object.ActivePane, _  
    TextPane2)  
    ' Start an incremental search forward from  
    ' the current insertion point in the document.  
    tp.IncrementalSearch.StartForward()  
    ' Add the character "a" to the search pattern.  
    tp.IncrementalSearch.AppendCharAndSearch(Asc("a"))  
    ' Perform incremental search using the pattern ("a").  
    tp.IncrementalSearch.SearchWithLastPattern()  
    ' After the search, exit incremental search mode.  
    tp.IncrementalSearch.Exit()  
End Sub  

Remarks

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