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

matchEnd TextIter

return location for end of match

limit TextIter

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

Return Value

Type: bool

whether a match was found

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