Method searchHelpByText

src/helpViewer/index.ts:410–421

()

    // search function, similar to typing `?? ...` in R
    public async searchHelpByText(): Promise<boolean> {
        const searchTerm = await vscode.window.showInputBox({
            value: '',
            prompt: 'Please enter a search term',
        });
        if (searchTerm !== undefined) {
            return this.showHelpForPath(
                `/doc/html/Search?pattern=${searchTerm}`,
            );
        }
        return false;
    }

    // quickly open help for selection
    public async openHelpForSelection(