Search
Searches for a scope of a content control object. The search results are a collection of ApiRange objects.
Syntax
expression.Search(text, isMatchCase);
expression - A variable that represents a ApiBlockLvlSdt class.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| text | Required | string | Search string. | |
| isMatchCase | Required | boolean | Case sensitive or not. |
Returns
ApiRange[]
Example
This example shows how to make a search in the content control object.
- Code
- Result
// Creates a block content control, adds two paragraphs to it, and searches for the specified word among the text in this container.
// How to search for the specified string in the ApiBlockLvlSdt object.
// Searches for the specified word in the block level content control and returns it as the ApiRange object.
// Searches for the specified word in the ApiBlockLvlSdt object and sets the bold property to the second occurrence of this word in the container.
let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let blockLvlSdt = Api.CreateBlockLvlSdt();
let paragraph1 = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph1.AddText("This is the first paragraph in the content control.");
blockLvlSdt.AddElement(paragraph1, 0);
let paragraph2 = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph2.AddText("This is the second paragraph in the content control.");
blockLvlSdt.AddElement(paragraph2, 1);
doc.AddElement(0, blockLvlSdt);
blockLvlSdt.Search("paragraph")[1].SetBold(true);