How to find a specific text in DOCX document using C# and .NET


How to count how many times a specific text 'Tom' appears in the document.

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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using SautinSoft.Document;

namespace Example
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            FindText();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Find a specific text in DOCX document.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/find-text-in-docx-document-net-csharp-vb.php
        /// </remarks>
        static void FindText()
        {
            string filePath = @"..\..\..\example.docx";
            DocumentCore dc = DocumentCore.Load(filePath);
            string searchText = "document";
            int count = dc.Content.Find(searchText).Count();

            Console.WriteLine("The text: \"" + searchText + "\" - was found " + count.ToString() + " time(s).");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}

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Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Linq
Imports SautinSoft.Document

Module Sample
    Sub Main()
        FindText()
    End Sub

    ''' <summary>
    ''' Find a specific text in DOCX document.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <remarks>
    ''' Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/find-text-in-docx-document-net-csharp-vb.php
    ''' </remarks>
    Sub FindText()
        Dim filePath As String = "..\..\..\example.docx"
        Dim dc As DocumentCore = DocumentCore.Load(filePath)
        Dim searchText As String = "document"
        Dim count As Integer = dc.Content.Find(searchText).Count()

        Console.WriteLine("The text: """ & searchText & """ - was found " & count.ToString() & " time(s).")
        Console.ReadKey()
    End Sub
End Module

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