Moves the current position to the beginning of the first occurrence of a string in a rich text item.

Defined in

RichTextNavigator

Syntax

public boolean findFirstString(String target)
   throws NotesException

public boolean findFirstString(String target, int options)
   throws NotesException

Parameters

String target

The search string.

Any of the following. Specify multiple options by combining them with addition or logical ORs.
• RichTextRange.RT_FIND_ACCENTINSENSITIVE (default is accent sensitive)
• RichTextRange.RT_FIND_CASEINSENSITIVE (default is case sensitive)
• RichTextRange.RT_FIND_PITCHINSENSITIVE (default is pitch insensitive)

boolean

• true if the string exists and the current position is reset
• false if the string does not exist and the current position is not reset

For purposes of identity, this method finds an element of type RTELEM_TYPE_TEXTSTRING. You can use the RichTextRange methods setBegin and setEnd on the navigator to delineate the string.

Language cross-reference

FindFirstString method in LotusScript NotesRichTextNavigator class

Example
See Also

Navigating in rich text items in Java classes

Glossary