[iOliverC]

Basically, I want to search a NSTextView from the toolbar, I have a NSTextView set up etc, but I'm having trouble searching a document. I've had a look at Apple's standard search code (TextFinder.m/h) and I can't get it. If theres any chance, can someone post some sample code that searches a NSTextView and highlights the results.

Thanks!
Oliver

[techtrucker]

I don't have any clue, but the source code for TextEdit is included with the samples and might help you out.

Steve W

[iOliverC]

Ye, thats where I went first. But that search code is more suited to its own seperate nib etc. With replace etc.

[Chuckit]

Just use [[textView string] rangeOfString: options: range:].

EDIT: Screwed up the method name. D'oh.

[iOliverC]

As you probably know, im a newb. Could you elaborate?

[Chuckit]

Here's a sample method that will find all instances of a string in a text view. It's not very optimized, but it should give you an idea what you need to do.

Code:
- (NSArray *)findString:(NSString *)searchString
{
	NSTextView *textView; // Assume this exists
	NSString *textString = [textView string];
	NSRange rangeToSearch = { 0, [textString length] };
	NSMutableArray *rangeArray = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:1];
	NSRange foundRange = [textString rangeOfString:searchString options:0 range:rangeToSearch];
	while ( foundRange.location != NSNotFound)
	{
		NSValue *result = [NSValue valueWithRange:foundRange];
		[rangeArray addObject:result];
		rangeToSearch.location = foundRange.location + foundRange.length;
		rangeToSearch.length = [textString length] - rangeToSearch.location;
		foundRange = [textString rangeOfString:searchString options:0 range:rangeToSearch];
	}
	return rangeArray;
}

EDIT: Sorry. I really need to pay more attention when I do code samples. That was a bit too quick and dirty....