TextHighlightWithStyles ( )

Function stats

Average user rating
5.0000
37
268
9999
Support
FileMaker 8.0 +
Date posted
06 September 2010
Last updated
15 January 2011
Version
1.2 + View history
Recursive function
Yes

Author Info
 Fabrice

54 functions

Average Rating 4.3

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Function overview

Prototype

TextHighlightWithStyles  ( _text;   _searchString;   _styles )


Parameters

_text  the text to display


_searchString  the string to highlight


_styles  styles separated by +. See documentation.


Description

Tags:  Text Parsing   Text   Interface   Format  

g :
TextHighlightWithStyles ( "Kennedy was assassinated, like his brother KENNEDY" ; "Kennedy" ; bold+italic )

Will highlight both occurrences of 'Kennedy' by adding bold and italic syles.

Not Case Sensitive
Recursive

This function is handy to display the result of Quickfind, especially with HighlightYellow.

For a list of available styles, check this page :
http://www.filemaker.com/11help/html/func_ref3.33.99.html#1032591

Examples

Sample input

TextHighlightWithStyles ( "Kennedy was assassinated, like his brother KENNEDY" ; "Kennedy" ; bold+italic )


Sample output

Will highlight both occurrences of 'Kennedy' by adding bold and italic sytles.

 

Function code

/*TextHighlightWithStyles ( _text ; _searchString ; _styles )

by Fabrice Nordmann, 1-more-thing
v.1.1 Sept 2010
v.1 March 2010


Highlights a string found in a text by adding one or more styles

eg :
TextHighlightWithStyles ( "Kennedy was assassinated, like his brother KENNEDY" ; "Kennedy" ; bold+italic )

Will highlight both occurrences of 'Kennedy' by adding bold and italic styles.

Not Case Sensitive
Recursive


This function is handy to display the result of Quickfind, especially with HighlightYellow.

For a list of available styles, check this page :
http://www.filemaker.com/11help/html/func_ref3.33.99.html#1032591

*/

Let ([
    _pos = Position ( _text ; _searchString ; 1 ; 1 ) ;
    _len = Length ( _searchString )
];
    Case ( PatternCount ( _text ; _searchString ) ;
        Left ( _text ; _pos -1 ) & TextStyleAdd ( Middle ( _text ; _pos ; _len ) ; _styles ) & TextHighlightWithStyles ( Right ( _text ; Length ( _text ) - _pos - _len + 1 ) ; _searchString ; _styles ) ;
        _text
    )
)


// ===================================
/*

    This function is published on FileMaker Custom Functions
    to check for updates and provide feedback and bug reports
    please visit http://www.fmfunctions.com/fid/268

    Prototype: TextHighlightWithStyles( _text; _searchString; _styles )
    Function Author: Fabrice (http://www.fmfunctions.com/mid/37)
    Last updated: 15 January 2011
    Version: 1.2

*/
// ===================================

 

Comments

trlewis
07 September 2010



I'm new at using Custom Functions. When I try to create this one, FM tells me ti can find Fin function. Searching has not provided me any additional info. Where can I find the custom function Fin?
  General comment
Fabrice
07 September 2010



Hi,

sorry, was a translation error. Now fixed (Fin is the French translation of Right)
  General comment
Genx
01 December 2010



Awesome!!
  General comment

 

 


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