MaskedTextProvider.FindNonEditPositionFrom(Int32, Boolean) Method

Definition

Namespace:
System.ComponentModel
Assemblies:
System.dll, netstandard.dll, System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter.dll

Returns the position of the first non-editable position after the specified position using the specified search direction.

public:
 int FindNonEditPositionFrom(int position, bool direction);
public int FindNonEditPositionFrom (int position, bool direction);
member this.FindNonEditPositionFrom : int * bool -> int
Public Function FindNonEditPositionFrom (position As Integer, direction As Boolean) As Integer

Parameters

position
Int32

The zero-based position in the formatted string to start the search.

direction
Boolean

A Boolean indicating the search direction; either true to search forward or false to search backward.

Returns

Int32

If successful, an Int32 representing the zero-based position of the first literal position encountered; otherwise InvalidIndex.

Remarks

The FindNonEditPositionFrom method is used to search for the next literal character in the formatted string after the specified position. The result can subsequently be passed as a parameter to the Item[Int32] indexer to obtain the literal value at this position.

The FindEditPositionFrom method is the complement of this method.

Applies to

See also