TextRange.Replace Method
Finds specific text in a text range, replaces the found text with a specified string, and returns a TextRange object that represents the first occurrence of the found text. Returns Nothing if no match is found.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function Replace ( _
FindWhat As String, _
ReplaceWhat As String, _
After As Integer, _
MatchCase As MsoTriState, _
WholeWords As MsoTriState _
) As TextRange
'Usage
Dim instance As TextRange
Dim FindWhat As String
Dim ReplaceWhat As String
Dim After As Integer
Dim MatchCase As MsoTriState
Dim WholeWords As MsoTriState
Dim returnValue As TextRange
returnValue = instance.Replace(FindWhat, _
ReplaceWhat, After, MatchCase, WholeWords)
TextRange Replace(
string FindWhat,
string ReplaceWhat,
int After,
MsoTriState MatchCase,
MsoTriState WholeWords
)
Parameters
- FindWhat
Type: System.String
The text to search for.
- ReplaceWhat
Type: System.String
The text you want to replace the found text with.
- After
Type: System.Int32
The position of the character (in the specified text range) after which you want to search for the next occurrence of FindWhat. For example, if you want to search from the fifth character of the text range, specify 4 for After. If this argument is omitted, the first character of the text range is used as the starting point for the search.
- MatchCase
Type: Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState
Determines whether a distinction is made on the basis of case.
- WholeWords
Type: Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState
Determines whether only whole words are found.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.TextRange
TextRange
Remarks
The MatchCase parameter value can be one of these MsoTriState constants.
Constant |
Description |
|---|---|
msoFalse |
The default. Does not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase characters. |
msoTrue |
Distinguish between uppercase and lowercase characters. |
The WholeWords parameter value can be one of these MsoTriState constants.
Constant |
Description |
|---|---|
msoFalse |
The default. Does not find only entire words. |
msoTrue |
Finds only entire words. |
Examples
This example replaces every whole-word occurrence of "like" in all of the shapes in the active presentation with "NOT LIKE".
Sub ReplaceText()
Dim oSld As Slide
Dim oShp As Shape
Dim oTxtRng As TextRange
Dim oTmpRng As TextRange
Set oSld = Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
For Each oShp In oSld.Shapes
Set oTxtRng = oShp.TextFrame.TextRange
Set oTmpRng = oTxtRng.Replace(FindWhat:="like", _
Replacewhat:="NOT LIKE", WholeWords:=True)
Do While Not oTmpRng Is Nothing
Set oTxtRng = oTxtRng.Characters(oTmpRng.Start + oTmpRng.Length, _
oTxtRng.Length)
Set oTmpRng = oTxtRng.Replace(FindWhat:="like", _
Replacewhat:="NOT LIKE", WholeWords:=True)
Loop
Next oShp
End Sub