Method FindString
FindString(string)
Returns the index of the first item in the control that starts with the specified string.
public virtual int? FindString(string s)
Parameters
Returns
- int?
The zero-based index of the first item found; returns
null
if no match is found.
Remarks
The search performed by this method is not case-sensitive.
The s
parameter is a substring to compare against
the text associated with the items in the control. The search performs
a partial match starting from the beginning of the text, and returning
the first item in the list that matches the specified substring.
FindString(string, int?)
Returns the index of the first item in the control beyond the specified index that contains the specified string. The search is not case sensitive.
public virtual int? FindString(string s, int? startIndex)
Parameters
s
stringThe string to search for.
startIndex
int?The zero-based index of the item before the first item to be searched. Set to
null
to search from the beginning of the control.
Returns
- int?
The zero-based index of the first item found; returns
null
if no match is found.
Remarks
The search performed by this method is not case-sensitive. The s
parameter is a substring to compare against the text associated with the
items in the control. The search performs a partial match
starting from the beginning of the text, returning the first item in the
list that matches the specified substring.