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Search for text in a RichEdit and select it
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Title: search for text in a RichEdit and select it?
function SearchForText_AndSelect(RichEdit: TRichEdit; SearchText: string): Boolean;
var
StartPos, Position, Endpos: Integer;
begin
StartPos := 0;
with RichEdit do
begin
Endpos := Length(RichEdit.Text);
Lines.BeginUpdate;
while FindText(SearchText, StartPos, Endpos, [stMatchCase])-1 do
begin
Endpos := Length(RichEdit.Text) - startpos;
Position := FindText(SearchText, StartPos, Endpos, [stMatchCase]);
Inc(StartPos, Length(SearchText));
SetFocus;
SelStart := Position;
SelLength := Length(SearchText);
end;
Lines.EndUpdate;
end;
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
SearchForText_AndSelect(RichEdit1, 'Some Text');
end;
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