.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: EdFind

.. _edfind:

EdFind
======

.. us.tag  EdFind EdSet New400 Changed5501

:ref:`EdFind` finds a string in an editor.

.. function::  bool = EdFind(hEdit, ssFind, nStartChar, nEndChar, nFlag)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*bool*.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: hEdit

   *hEdit* identifies the editor.

.. uparam:: ssFind

   *ssFind*  is the search string.

.. uparam:: nStartChar

   *nStartChar*.

.. uparam:: nEndChar

   *nEndChar*.

.. uparam:: nFlag

   *nFlag*.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-editors`,
   :ref:`EdFindReplace`

:sub:`id-1580047`