Description

Finds a text string in the main text of the document.

Syntax

Find(string)

Finds the specified text string in the main text of the document. The search starts at the beginning of the document.

public int Find(string text);

Public Function Find(text As String) As Integer

Parameter	Description
text	Specifies the text to search for.

Find(string, int, FindOptions)

Finds the specified text string in the main text of the document using the specified find options. The search starts at the specified position.

public int Find(string text, int start, FindOptions options);

Public Function Find(text As String, start As Integer, options As FindOptions) As Integer

Parameter	Description
text	Specifies the text to search for.
start	Specifies the text position where the search starts, beginning with 0. If this value is -1, the search begins at the current text input position.
options	Specifies search options. It can be a combination of the FindOptions values.

Return Value

If the text searched for is found, the method returns the index (zero-based) of the first character of the search string. If the specified text is not found the method returns -1.

Examples

The following example finds a revenue label, selects it, and applies bold formatting.

textControl.Text = "Revenue: $125,000";
int position = textControl.Find("Revenue");

if (position >= 0)
{
    textControl.Select(position, "Revenue".Length);
    textControl.Selection.Bold = true;
}

textControl.Text = "Revenue: $125,000"
Dim position As Integer = textControl.Find("Revenue")

If position >= 0 Then
    textControl.Select(position, "Revenue".Length)
    textControl.Selection.Bold = True
End If