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     Cancelsearch («cancelsearch»)
 
     Cancels a background search.
 
     The Search Results window contains the partial results of the
     aborted search and is not flushed. You can browse matches listed
     in the Search Results by using the Next Match, Previous Match, and
     Goto Match commands from the Search menu, and by using the
     Nextsearch function («nextsearch»).
 
     Cancelsearch applies only to multithreaded environments.
 
     Returns
 
     True:  Background search was canceled.
     False: No background search in progress.
 
     See
 
     Nextsearch, _pwbnextlogmatch, _pwbpreviouslogmatch, _pwbgotomatch
     ◄Search menu, Find►
     ◄Search menu, Log►
     ◄Search menu, Next Match►
     ◄Search menu, Previous Match►
     ◄Search menu, Goto Match►
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