FindString(String,Int32,String) Method

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Finds the first item after the given index which starts with the given string based on the specific TextFormat.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function FindString( _
   ByVal s As String, _
   ByVal startIndex As Integer, _
   ByVal textFormat As String _
) As Integer

'Usage
 
Dim instance As GcComboBox
Dim s As String
Dim startIndex As Integer
Dim textFormat As String
Dim value As Integer
 
value = instance.FindString(s, startIndex, textFormat)

public int FindString( 
   string s,
   int startIndex,
   string textFormat
)

Parameters

s: The System.String to search for.
startIndex: The zero-based index of the item before the first item to be searched.
textFormat: The System.String refer to the TextForamt.

Return Value

The zero-based index of the first item found; returns -1 if no match is found.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The startIndex is out of range.
System.ArgumentException	The textFormat isn't a valid TextFormat.

Remarks

The search performed by this method is not case-sensitive. The s parameter is a substring to compare against the text associated with the items in the combo box list. The search performs a partial match starting from the beginning of the text, and returning the first item in the combo box list that matches the specified substring. You can then perform tasks, such as removing the item that contains the search text using the ListItemCollection.Remove method or changing the item's text. Once you have found the specified text, if you want to search for other instances of the text in the GcComboBox, you must use the version of the FindString(String,Int32,Int32) method that provides a parameter for specifying a starting index within the GcComboBox. If you want to perform a search for an exact word match instead of a partial match, use the FindStringExact(String,Int32,String) method.

Reference

GcComboBox Class
GcComboBox Members
Overload List

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