Editor_FindReplace

Searches or replaces a string. You can use this inline function or explicitly send the EE_FIND_REPLACE message.

HRESULT Editor_FindReplace( HWND hwnd, UINT64 nFlags, LPCWSTR pszFind, LPCWSTR pszReplace, UINT64* pnCount, UINT64* pnMatchedLines );

Parameters

hwnd

Specifies the window handle of the view or frame of EmEditor.

nFlags

[in] Specifies a combination of the following values.

Value	Meaning
FLAG_FIND_AROUND	Moves to start/end of the text.
FLAG_FIND_BOOKMARK	Sets bookmarks on lines where the string is matched.
FLAG_FIND_CASE	Matches cases.
FLAG_FIND_COUNT	Counts the occurrences of the matched string.
FLAG_FIND_EMBEDDED_NL	Matches embedded newlines in CSV documents and does not match other newlines.
FLAG_FIND_ESCAPE	Uses escape sequences.
FLAG_FIND_EXTRACT	Extracts matched lines to a new document.
FLAG_FIND_FUZZY	Uses fuzzy matching.
FLAG_FIND_NEXT	Searches the string downward from the cursor position. If this flag is not set, searches the string upward.
FLAG_FIND_NO_OVERLAP	Does not match overlapping strings when finding a next or previous match.
FLAG_FIND_NO_PROMPT	Suppresses displaying a dialog box even if no string is found.
FLAG_FIND_ONLY_WORD	Searches only words.
FLAG_FIND_OPEN_DOC	Searches all open documents in the same frame window.
FLAG_FIND_REG_EXP	Uses a regular expression.
FLAG_FIND_REGEX_BOOST	Uses Boost.Regex as the regular expression engine.
FLAG_FIND_REGEX_ONIGMO	Uses Onigmo as the regular expression engine, using the Ruby syntax.
FLAG_FIND_REGEX_ONIGMO_PERL	Uses Onigmo as the regular expression engine, using the Perl syntax.
FLAG_FIND_SAVE_HISTORY	Saves the searched string for repeated search.
FLAG_FIND_SELECT_ALL	Selects all matched strings.
FLAG_FIND_SEPARATE_CRLF	Treats CR and LF separately.
FLAG_FIND_SEL_ONLY	Searches only in the selection.
FLAG_REPLACE_ALL	Replaces all occurrences.
FLAG_REPLACE_SEL_ONLY	Replaces only in the selection when specified with FLAG_REPLACE_ALL.

pszFind

[in] Specifies a string to search for.

pszReplace

[in] Specifies a string to replace with. This value must be NULL if not replacing.

pnCount

[out] Specifies a pointer to the variable that receives the number of occurrences when nFlags includes FLAG_FIND_COUNT, FLAG_FIND_BOOKMARK, FLAG_FIND_SELECT_ALL, FLAG_FIND_EXTRACT or FLAG_FIND_FILTER.

pnMatchedLines

[out] Specifies a pointer to the variable that receives the number of matched lines when nFlags includes FLAG_FIND_COUNT, FLAG_FIND_BOOKMARK, FLAG_FIND_SELECT_ALL, FLAG_FIND_EXTRACT or FLAG_FIND_FILTER.

Return Values

Returns S_OK if the searched string is found, S_FALSE if not found. The return value is a negative value if an error occurs. The negative value includes E_ABORT if a user cancels the search, and E_FAIL if a fatal error occurs.

Version

Supported on Version 15.7 or later.