ForwardScanTextBuffer(3W)        UNIX System V        ForwardScanTextBuffer(3W)


                                Text Buffer Utilities

NAME
       ForwardScanTextBuffer

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

DESCRIPTION
      The ForwardScanTextBuffer function is used to scan, towards the end 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 before the start location.
      SCAN_FOUND     A match was found at a location after the start location.
      SCAN_INVALID   Either the location or the expression was invalid.


SEE ALSO
      BackwardScanTextBuffer(3W)




























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