Public Function FindMyText(ByVal searchText As String, ByVal searchStart As Integer, ByVal searchEnd As Integer) As Integer
    ' Initialize the return value to false by default.
    Dim returnValue As Integer = -1

    ' Ensure that a search string and a valid starting point are specified.
    If searchText.Length > 0 And searchStart >= 0 Then
        ' Ensure that a valid ending value is provided.
        If searchEnd > searchStart Or searchEnd = -1 Then
            ' Obtain the location of the search string in richTextBox1.
        Dim indexToText As Integer = richTextBox1.Find(searchText, searchStart, searchEnd, RichTextBoxFinds.MatchCase)
            ' Determine whether the text was found in richTextBox1.
            If indexToText >= 0 Then
                ' Return the index to the specified search text.
                returnValue = indexToText
            End If
        End If
    End If

    Return returnValue
End Function

Public Function FindMyText(text As String, start As Integer) As Integer
    ' Initialize the return value to false by default.
    Dim returnValue As Integer = - 1
    
    ' Ensure that a search string has been specified and a valid start point.
    If text.Length > 0 And start >= 0 Then
        ' Obtain the location of the search string in richTextBox1.
        Dim indexToText As Integer = richTextBox1.Find(text, start, _
            RichTextBoxFinds.MatchCase)
        ' Determine whether the text was found in richTextBox1.
        If indexToText >= 0 Then
            returnValue = indexToText
        End If
    End If
    
    Return returnValue
End Function

Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles button1.Click
    MessageBox.Show(FindMyText(New Char() {"B"c, "r"c, "a"c, "v"c, "o"c}).ToString())
End Sub


Public Function FindMyText(ByVal [text]() As Char) As Integer
    ' Initialize the return value to false by default.
    Dim returnValue As Integer = -1

    ' Ensure that a search string has been specified and a valid start point.
    If [text].Length > 0 Then
        ' Obtain the location of the first character found in the control
        ' that matches any of the characters in the char array.
        Dim indexToText As Integer = richTextBox1.Find([text])
        ' Determine whether the text was found in richTextBox1.
        If indexToText >= 0 Then
            ' Return the location of the character.
            returnValue = indexToText
        End If
    End If

    Return returnValue
End Function

Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles button1.Click
    MessageBox.Show(FindMyText(New Char() {"B"c, "r"c, "a"c, "v"c, "o"c}, 5).ToString())
End Sub


Public Function FindMyText(ByVal text() As Char, ByVal start As Integer) As Integer
    ' Initialize the return value to false by default.
    Dim returnValue As Integer = -1

    ' Ensure that a valid char array has been specified and a valid start point.
    If [text].Length > 0 And start >= 0 Then
        ' Obtain the location of the first character found in the control
        ' that matches any of the characters in the char array.
        Dim indexToText As Integer = richTextBox1.Find([text], start)
        ' Determine whether any of the chars are found in richTextBox1.
        If indexToText >= 0 Then
            ' Return the location of the character.
            returnValue = indexToText
        End If
    End If

    Return returnValue
End Function

Public Function FindMyText(text As String) As Boolean
    ' Initialize the return value to false by default.
    Dim returnValue As Boolean = False
    
    ' Ensure a search string has been specified.
    If text.Length > 0 Then
        ' Obtain the location of the search string in richTextBox1.
        Dim indexToText As Integer = richTextBox1.Find(text)
        ' Determine whether the text was found in richTextBox1.
        If indexToText >= 0 Then
            returnValue = True
        End If
    End If
    
    Return returnValue
End Function

Public Function FindMyText(text As String) As Boolean
    ' Initialize the return value to false by default.
    Dim returnValue As Boolean = False
    
    ' Ensure a search string has been specified.
    If text.Length > 0 Then
        ' Obtain the location of the search string in richTextBox1.
        Dim indexToText As Integer = richTextBox1.Find(text, RichTextBoxFinds.MatchCase)
        ' Determine if the text was found in richTextBox1.
        If indexToText >= 0 Then
            returnValue = True
        End If
    End If
    
    Return returnValue
End Function