Search RTB for String? Fastest Way

[vbMarkO]

Ok, subject line couldnt put all what I am needing or trying to do...

 

The Find method with the RTB is to slow...... What would be a faster way of searching for a Phrase (which is the string entered in TextBox by user) then

once the string is located I would like it to change its color to Red

Then I would like the line the string is in to come to the top of the RTB

 

NOTE: I dont want to clear the RTB just would like the scroll position to move so that the line containing the search string is located at the top of the RTB or near the top.

 

Hope I dont confuse things by adding this but just another note should there be 2 or more occurances of the string entered that the first occurance be what is placed at the top then with a 2nd button click perhaps in a Find Next button it would move to the next occurance and so on

 

vbMarkO

[Nate Bross]

I only know of the instr function or the .SubString method of the string type. Unless you write your own, which would probably not be much faster anyway.

[snarfblam]

How about regular expressions? I don't know if it will be faster, but it's worth a shot.

[vbMarkO]

hmmm Marble regular expressions might be worth a try

 

but then, what are regular expresions? :)

 

they sound sort of scarry!!

 

vbMarkO