Constructor

new SearchTask(searchQuery)

Creates a SearchTask object used for searching any text string.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`searchQuery`	string \| PCCViewer.ViewerControl~SearchQuery	A value specifying the search query. The value specifies a single search term (string) or an object specifying multiple search terms and options. NOTE: The searchQuery can be a single search term or a hash specifying one or more terms and options. If only a single search term (string) is supplied, then default options are used.

See:

Throws:

If search query is not a string or a valid PCCViewer.ViewerControl~SearchQuery object.

Type
Error
When using the SearchQuery object, if the searchQuery.searchTerm is not an Array.

Type
Error
When using the SearchQuery object, if the searchQuery.searchTerms[i].searchTerm property of each Object in the searchTerms array is not a string.

Type
Error
If the combination of a search terms and matching options results in an invalid search, such as performing a wildcard search with only a * character and no valid content.

Type
Error

Example

// Search on multiple terms and specify options
var searchQuery = {
    searchTerms: [{
        searchTerm: "Full",
        contextPadding: 10,
        highlightColor: '#B22222',
        matchingOptions: {
            beginsWith: true
        }
    }]
};

// create a text annotation
var mark1 = viewerControl.addMark(1, "TextAnnotation");
// set text in the text annotation
mark1.setText("When Full-Text Search is being installed for an existing client without Full-Text Search");
// create PCCViewer.SearchTask object
var searchTask = new PCCViewer.SearchTask(searchQuery);
// use the method PCCViewer.SearchTask.search to search the word "Full" in the annotation text
var results = searchTask.search(mark1.getText());
// use it to search some other text string
var results2 = searchTask.search("To enable the full-text search functionality, your system should have a dedicated server.");

Methods

search(The) → {Array.<PCCViewer.SearchTaskResult>}

Searches any text string using the search criteria that were provided to the PCCViewer.SearchTask constructor.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`The`	string	text string to be searched.

Returns:

An array of PCCViewer.SearchTaskResult objects.

Type: Array.<PCCViewer.SearchTaskResult>

Example

var searchQuery = {
    searchTerms: [{
        searchTerm: "client",
        contextPadding: 10,
        highlightColor: '#B22222',
        matchingOptions: {
            beginsWith: true,
        }
    }]
};
var textString = "When Full-Text Search is being installed for an existing client without Full-Text Search";
var searchTask = new PCCViewer.SearchTask(searchQuery);
//search the textString
var results = searchTask.search(textString);