findText.findText Parameter

findText.findText parameter

Use the findText.findText parameter to set or query the search text for the findText command.

Availability

query command
set command
current parameter
default parameter
install parameter

Scope

findText.findText is scoped to the current view.
current.findText.findText is scoped to the current view.
default.findText.findText is globally scoped.
install.findText.findText is globally scoped.

Syntax
query findText.findText
set findText.findText [ default | "text" ]
query current.findText.findText
query default.findText.findText
set default.findText.findText [ install | "text" ]
query install.findText.findText 
Parameters

default If you specify the default parameter for the set findText.findText command, the current view will use the value of default.findText.findText as the search text for the findText command.
text If you specify the text parameter for the set findText.findText command, the findText command will search for text within the current view. If you specify the text parameter for the set default.findText.findText command, the findText command will use text for the search within all views that have findText.findText set to default. If you are quoting the text parameter, you will need to ensure that all backslashes and imbedded quotes are prefixed with a backslash. For example, to quote a"b\c you need to specify "a\"b\\c".
install If you specify the install parameter for the set default.findText.findText command, the findText command will search for the value of install.findText.findText within all of document views that have findText.findText set to default.

Description

If you do not specify any of the parameters for the set findText.findText command, default is assumed. If you do not specify any of the parameters for the set default.findText.findText command, install is assumed.

The query current.findText.findText command returns the text that the findText will search for within the current view.

Examples
query findText.findText
set findText.findText "hello"
query current.findText.findText
query default.findText.findText
set default.findText.findText "hello"
query install.findText.findText 
findText command
query command
set command
current parameter
default parameter
findText.asis parameter
findText.block parameter
findText.columns parameter
findText.emphasis parameter
findText.endColumn parameter
findText.mark parameter
findText.regularExpression parameter
findText.replaceText parameter
findText.startColumn parameter
findText.wholeWord parameter
findText.wrap parameter
install parameter

default	If you specify the default parameter for the set findText.findText command, the current view will use the value of default.findText.findText as the search text for the findText command.
text	If you specify the text parameter for the set findText.findText command, the findText command will search for text within the current view. If you specify the text parameter for the set default.findText.findText command, the findText command will use text for the search within all views that have findText.findText set to default. If you are quoting the text parameter, you will need to ensure that all backslashes and imbedded quotes are prefixed with a backslash. For example, to quote a"b\c you need to specify "a\"b\\c".
install	If you specify the install parameter for the set default.findText.findText command, the findText command will search for the value of install.findText.findText within all of document views that have findText.findText set to default.