CellRange.Search(String) Method

Performs a search in the cell range using the default parameters.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v25.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

C#

IEnumerable<Cell> Search(
    string text
)

VB.NET

Function Search(
    text As String
) As IEnumerable(Of Cell)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	String	A String representing the search text.

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<Cell>	An object implementing the IEnumerable interface which is the collection of cells that match the search term.

Remarks

Use the Search method to perform a search in the specified cell range with the default parameters listed in the table below.

Option	Default Value
Look In	Values and Formulas
Search Direction	By Rows
Match Case	False
Match Entire Cell Contents	False

To perform a search in the active worksheet or the entire document, use the Worksheet.Search or IWorkbook.Search method. Use the CellRange.Value property to replace values in cells that match the search term.

For more information about the search functionality in the SpreadsheetControl, refer to the Find and Replace article.