TextIter.backwardSearch

Same as gtk_text_iter_forward_search(), but moves backward.

@match_end will never be set to a #GtkTextIter located after @iter, even if there is a possible @match_start before or at @iter.

class TextIter
bool
backwardSearch

Parameters

str string

search string

flags GtkTextSearchFlags

bitmask of flags affecting the search

matchStart TextIter

return location for start of match, or %NULL

matchEnd TextIter

return location for end of match, or %NULL

limit TextIter

location of last possible @match_start, or %NULL for start of buffer

Return: whether a match was found

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