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module com {  module sun {  module star {  module util {


/** enables the object to look for specified contents of the object
    (in particular, for a text range which contains a specific string pattern).

    Example:
        in a com::sun::star::text::TextDocument:
        set all "search for" to bold using findFirst()/findNext():

    @code{.bas}
    xSearchDescr = xDocument.createSearchDescriptor()
    xSearchDescr.SearchString = "search for"
    xSearchDescr.SearchCaseSensitive = true
    xSearchDescr.SearchWords = true
    xFound = xDocument.findFirst( xSearchDescr )
    do while not IsNull(xFound)
    xFound.CharWeight = com.sun.star.awt.FontWeight.BOLD
    xFound = xDocument.findNext( xFound.End, xSearchDescr )
    loop
    @endcode

 */
published interface XSearchable: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    /** creates a SearchDescriptor which contains properties that
        specify a search in this container.@see SearchDescriptor
     */
    com::sun::star::util::XSearchDescriptor createSearchDescriptor();

    /** searches the contained texts for all occurrences of whatever is specified.@see SearchDescriptor
     */
    com::sun::star::container::XIndexAccess findAll( [in] com::sun::star::util::XSearchDescriptor xDesc );

    /** searches the contained texts for the next occurrence of whatever is specified.

        @returns
            the position within the component, e.g. a com::sun::star::text::XTextRange
            which determines the found elements.

        @see SearchDescriptor
     */
    com::sun::star::uno::XInterface findFirst( [in] com::sun::star::util::XSearchDescriptor xDesc );

    /** searches the contained texts for the next occurrence of whatever is specified.

        @param xStartAt
            represents a position within the component at which the search continues.
            This position is returned by XSearchable::findFirst() or
            the previous XSearchable::findNext().
        @param xDesc
            the descriptor used for searching.

        @see SearchDescriptor
     */
    com::sun::star::uno::XInterface findNext( [in] com::sun::star::uno::XInterface xStartAt,
             [in] com::sun::star::util::XSearchDescriptor xDesc );

};


}; }; }; };

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