forward_search
Description:
public bool forward_search (string str, TextSearchFlags flags, out TextIter match_start, out TextIter match_end, TextIter? limit)
Searches forward for str.
Any match is returned by setting match_start to the first character of the match and match_end to the first
character after the match. The search will not continue past limit. Note that a search is a linear or O(n) operation, so you may
wish to use limit to avoid locking up your UI on large buffers.
match_start will never be set to a TextIter located before
this, even if there is a possible match_end after or at this.
Parameters:
| this |
start of search |
| str |
a search string |
| flags |
flags affecting how the search is done |
| match_start |
return location for start of match, or null |
| match_end |
return location for end of match, or null |
| limit |
location of last possible |
Returns:
|
whether a match was found |