How to make a closed search in Google Docs? - google-apps-script

Question

I have a document where I need to find a text or word, each time i run a function the selection has to go to next if a word or text is found. If it is at the end it should take me to top in a circular way just like find option in notepad.
Is there a way to do it?
I know about findText(searchPattern, from) but I do not understand how to use it.

Answer 1

There are several wrappers and classes in the DocumentApp. They help to work with the contents of the file.
Class Range
Class RangeElement
Class RangeBuilder
It is necessary to understand carefully what they are responsible. In your case the code below should be work fine:
function myFunctionDoc() {
// sets the search pattern
var searchPattern = '29';
// works with current document
var document = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();
// detects selection
var selection = document.getSelection();
if (!selection) {
if (!document.getCursor()) return;
selection = document.setSelection(document.newRange().addElement(document.getCursor().getElement()).build()).getSelection();
}
selection = selection.getRangeElements()[0];
// searches
var currentDocument = findNext(document, searchPattern, selection, function(rangeElement) {
// This is the callback body
var doc = this;
var rangeBuilder = doc.newRange();
if (rangeElement) {
rangeBuilder.addElement(rangeElement.getElement());
} else {
rangeBuilder.addElement(doc.getBody().asText(), 0, 0);
}
return doc.setSelection(rangeBuilder.build());
}.bind(document));
}
// the search engine is implemented on body.findText
function findNext(document, searchPattern, from, callback) {
var body = document.getBody();
var rangeElement = body.findText(searchPattern, from);
return callback(rangeElement);
}
It looks for the pattern. If body.findText returns undefined then it sets on top of the document.
I have a gist about the subject https://gist.github.com/oshliaer/d468759b3587cfb424348fa722765187