SourceSearchContext.backward

Synchronous backward search. It is recommended to use the asynchronous functions instead, to not block the user interface. However, if you are sure that the buffer is small, this function is more convenient to use.

class SourceSearchContext
int
backward

Parameters

iter TextIter

start of search.

matchStart TextIter

return location for start of match, or NULL. out[allow-none]

matchEnd TextIter

return location for end of match, or NULL. out[allow-none]

Return Value

Type: int

whether a match was found. Since 3.10

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