BackwardScanTextBuffer(3W)       UNIX System V       BackwardScanTextBuffer(3W)


                                Text Buffer Utilities

NAME
       BackwardScanTextBuffer

SYNOPSIS
      #include <textbuff.h>
        ...
      extern ScanResult BackwardScanTextBuffer(text, exp, location)
      TextBuffer * text;
      char * exp;
      TextLocation * location;

DESCRIPTION
      The BackwardScanTextBuffer function is used to scan, towards the
      beginning of the buffer, for a given expression in the TextBuffer
      starting at location.  A ScanResult is returned which indicates

      SCAN_NOTFOUND  The scan wrapped without finding a match.
      SCAN_WRAPPED   A match was found at a location after the start location.
      SCAN_FOUND     A match was found at a location before the start location.
      SCAN_INVALID   Either the location or the expression was invalid.


SEE ALSO
      ForwardScanTextBuffer(3W)




























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