<Document variable>.Seek (Function)

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<Document variable>.Seek (Function)

In french: <Variable Document>.Recherche

Finds a character string in an entire Document variable.

Example

MyDocument is Document

arrFragments is array of docFragments = MyDocument.Seek("%CustomerName%")

// Replace all "%CustomerName%" by the customer name

FOR EACH f OF arrFragments

 f.Text = Customer.Name

END

MyDocument is Document

// Seeks "BEAUTIFUL" in the text 

// Selects the first one found to change its color

arrFragments is array of docFragments = MyDocument.Seek("BEAUTIFUL")

IF arrFragments.Count >= 1 THEN

 // Position the cursor at the beginning of the first word found

 MyDocument.Cursor = arrFragments[1].StartPosition

 // Calculate the selection length

 MyDocument.SelectionLength = ...

    arrFragments[1].EndPosition - arrFragments[1].StartPosition+1

 // Modify the text color

 arrFragments[1].Formatting.TextColor = PastelRed

 BREAK

END

Syntax

<Result> = <Document>.Search(<Text to find> [, <Options>])

<Result>: Array of docFragment variables

Array of docFragment variables corresponding to all the document fragments where the searched text was found.

<Document>: Document variable

Name of the Document variable to use.

<Text to find>: Character string (with quotes)

Text to find in the document

<Options>: Optional constant (or combination of constants)

Search options:
WholeWord Search for the whole word (enclosed in punctuation characters or in space characters).
IgnoreCase Case and accent insensitive search (ignores uppercase and lowercase differences).

By default, the search is case-sensitive: the searched text and the text to find must have the same case. To perform a case-insensitive search, use the IgnoreCase constant.

Business / UI classification: UI Code

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