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XmTextFindStringWcs(3X)  —  OSF/Motif

NAME

XmTextFindStringWcs − A Text function that finds the beginning position of a wide character text string

SYNOPSIS

#include <Xm/Text.h>
Boolean XmTextFindStringWcs (widget, start, wcstring, direction,
position)
Widgetwidget;
XmTextPositionstart;
wchar_t*wcstring;
XmTextDirection direction;
XmTextPosition*position;

DESCRIPTION

XmTextFindStringWcs locates the beginning position of a specified wide character text string.  This routine searches forward or backward for the first occurrence of the string, starting from the given start position.  If a match is found, the function returns the position of the first character of the string in position. 

widgetSpecifies the Text widget ID. 

startSpecifies the character position from which the search proceeds.  This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the text buffer.  The first character position is 0. 

wcstringSpecifies the wide character search string. 

directionIndicates the search direction. It is relative to the primary direction of the text.  The possible values are

XmTEXT_FORWARD
The search proceeds toward the end of the buffer.

XmTEXT_BACKWARD
The search proceeds toward the beginning of the buffer.

positionSpecifies the pointer in which the first character position of the string match is returned.  This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the buffer. The first character position is 0.  If the function returns False, this value is undefined. 

For a complete definition of Text and its associated resources, see XmText(3X). 

RETURN VALUE

Returns True if a string match is found; otherwise, returns False. 

RELATED INFORMATION

XmText(3X) and XmTextFindString(3X). 

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