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# NSTextFinder.MatchingType

The following constants indicate the type of search anchor an action should perform.

```
enum MatchingType
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`NSTextFinder.MatchingType.contains`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextFinder/MatchingType/contains)

The match contains the string.

[`NSTextFinder.MatchingType.startsWith`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextFinder/MatchingType/startsWith)

The match begins with the string.

[`NSTextFinder.MatchingType.fullWord`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextFinder/MatchingType/fullWord)

The match exactly matches the string.

[`NSTextFinder.MatchingType.endsWith`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextFinder/MatchingType/endsWith)

The match ends with the string.


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