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Class TextSearch

Performs forward and backward text searches over a fixed document using KMP or regular expression strategies with whole-word and case sensitivity options.

Inheritance
System.Object
TextSearch
Inherited Members
System.Object.ToString()
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetHashCode()
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
Namespace: Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.Search
Assembly: Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.dll

Syntax

public class TextSearch

Constructors

TextSearch(RadFixedDocument)

Initializes a search context for the specified fixed document, preparing page text using the provided recognizer.

Declaration
public TextSearch(RadFixedDocument fixedDocument)
Parameters
RadFixedDocument fixedDocument

The PDF document to be searched.

Methods

Find(String, TextSearchOptions)

Finds the next occurrence of the specified text starting from the internal search cursor and returns its range.

Declaration
public SearchResult Find(string text, TextSearchOptions options)
Parameters
System.String text

The searched text.

TextSearchOptions options

Allows you to specify the search options.

Returns
SearchResult

The SearchResult.

Find(String, TextSearchOptions, TextPosition)

Finds the next occurrence of the specified text starting from a provided position.

Declaration
public SearchResult Find(string text, TextSearchOptions options, TextPosition startPosition)
Parameters
System.String text

The searched text.

TextSearchOptions options

Allows you to specify the search options.

TextPosition startPosition

The initial position to start the search from.

Returns
SearchResult

The SearchResult.

Find(String, TextSearchOptions, TextRange)

Finds the next occurrence within the specified forward range.

Declaration
public SearchResult Find(string text, TextSearchOptions options, TextRange range)
Parameters
System.String text

The searched text.

TextSearchOptions options

Allows you to specify the search options.

TextRange range

The range within the search is performed

Returns
SearchResult

The SearchResult.

FindAll(String, TextSearchOptions)

Finds all occurrences of the text throughout the document starting at the beginning.

Declaration
public IEnumerable<SearchResult> FindAll(string text, TextSearchOptions options)
Parameters
System.String text

The searched text.

TextSearchOptions options

The search options to apply for the current search.

Returns
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<SearchResult>

A collection of the found results.

FindAll(String, TextSearchOptions, TextPosition)

Finds all occurrences starting from the provided position and continuing forward.

Declaration
public IEnumerable<SearchResult> FindAll(string text, TextSearchOptions options, TextPosition startPosition)
Parameters
System.String text

The searched text.

TextSearchOptions options

The search options to apply for the current search.

TextPosition startPosition

The position from which to start the search.

Returns
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<SearchResult>

A collection of the found results.

FindAll(String, TextSearchOptions, TextRange)

Finds all occurrences inside the specified range using the configured strategy.

Declaration
public IEnumerable<SearchResult> FindAll(string text, TextSearchOptions options, TextRange range)
Parameters
System.String text

The searched text.

TextSearchOptions options

The search options to apply for the current search.

TextRange range

The range to search in.

Returns
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<SearchResult>

A collection of the found results.

FindPrevious(String, TextSearchOptions)

Finds the previous occurrence of the specified text relative to the internal cursor.

Declaration
public SearchResult FindPrevious(string text, TextSearchOptions options)
Parameters
System.String text

The text to be searched.

TextSearchOptions options

The search options to apply for the current search.

Returns
SearchResult

The SearchResult.

FindPrevious(String, TextSearchOptions, TextPosition)

Finds the previous occurrence starting from the provided position.

Declaration
public SearchResult FindPrevious(string text, TextSearchOptions options, TextPosition startPosition)
Parameters
System.String text

The text to be searched.

TextSearchOptions options

The search options to apply for the current search.

TextPosition startPosition

The position to begin from.

Returns
SearchResult

The SearchResult.

FindPrevious(String, TextSearchOptions, TextRange)

Finds the previous occurrence within the specified backward range (start greater than end).

Declaration
public SearchResult FindPrevious(string text, TextSearchOptions options, TextRange range)
Parameters
System.String text

The text to be searched.

TextSearchOptions options

The search options to apply for the current search.

TextRange range

The range of the search - StartPosition is greater than EndPosition.

Returns
SearchResult

The SearchResult.

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