FindString Method, SftTree Object


	SftTree.FindString Method	Softel vdm, Inc.

Searches items for a string.

Deprecated - Provided for compatibility with earlier versions only - Use Items.FindCellText instead

Syntax

		VB.NET	FoundIndex = object.FindString(ByVal ItemIndex As Integer, ByVal ColIndex As Short, ByVal SearchString As String) As Integer
		VB	FoundIndex = object.FindString(ByVal ItemIndex As Long, ByVal ColIndex As Integer, ByVal SearchString As String) As Long
		C#.NET	int FoundIndex = object.FindString(int ItemIndex, short ColIndex, string SearchString);
		VC++	long FoundIndex = object->FindString(long ItemIndex, short ColIndex, _bstr_t SearchString);
		C	HRESULT object->raw_FindString(long ItemIndex, short ColIndex, BSTR SearchString, long* FoundIndex);
		Delphi	FoundIndex := object.FindString(ItemIndex : Integer; ColIndex : Smallint; SearchString : WideString) : Integer;

object

A SftTree object.

ItemIndex

The zero-based index of the item where the search begins (including ItemIndex).

ColIndex

The zero-based column number to be searched.

SearchString

The text to be searched.

FoundIndex

Returns the zero-based index of the item, where the specified SearchString is found. -1 is returned if no item is found matching the specified SearchString.

Comments

Deprecated - Provided for compatibility with earlier versions only - Use Items.FindCellText instead

The FindString method searches items for a string.

The string described by SearchString is compared to the Cell.Text property of all items and columns involved in the search. The search starts at the item described by ItemIndex and is restricted to the column specified by ColIndex. If an item with a matching Cell.Text property is found, its zero-based index is returned, otherwise -1 is returned.

Only one column can be searched at a time.

The comparison of SearchString and the Cell.Text property is not case sensitive. If the Cell.Text property starts with the string in SearchString, it is considered a match. To find an exact match for SearchString use the Items.FindCellTextExact method.

SearchString	Cell.Text Property	Match	Comment
ABC	abc	Yes	Same string, case is ignored
abc	abc123	Yes	Property starts with SearchString
abc	Thisabc	No	Property doesn't start with SearchString
abc	ab	No	Property doesn't contain the complete SearchString