# {py:mod}`arelle.DialogFind`

```{py:module} arelle.DialogFind
```

```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.DialogFind
:allowtitles:
```

## Module Contents

### Classes

````{list-table}
:class: autosummary longtable
:align: left

* - {py:obj}`DialogFind <arelle.DialogFind.DialogFind>`
  -
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### Functions

````{list-table}
:class: autosummary longtable
:align: left

* - {py:obj}`find <arelle.DialogFind.find>`
  - ```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.DialogFind.find
    :summary:
    ```
````

### Data

````{list-table}
:class: autosummary longtable
:align: left

* - {py:obj}`reMetaChars <arelle.DialogFind.reMetaChars>`
  - ```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.DialogFind.reMetaChars
    :summary:
    ```
* - {py:obj}`newFindOptions <arelle.DialogFind.newFindOptions>`
  - ```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.DialogFind.newFindOptions
    :summary:
    ```
````

### API

````{py:data} reMetaChars
:canonical: arelle.DialogFind.reMetaChars
:value: >
   '[]\\^$.|?*+(){}'

```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.DialogFind.reMetaChars
```

````

````{py:data} newFindOptions
:canonical: arelle.DialogFind.newFindOptions
:value: >
   None

```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.DialogFind.newFindOptions
```

````

````{py:function} find(mainWin)
:canonical: arelle.DialogFind.find

```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.DialogFind.find
```
````

`````{py:class} DialogFind(mainWin, options)
:canonical: arelle.DialogFind.DialogFind

Bases: {py:obj}`tkinter.Toplevel`

````{py:method} setOptions()
:canonical: arelle.DialogFind.DialogFind.setOptions

```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.DialogFind.DialogFind.setOptions
```

````

````{py:method} find(event=None)
:canonical: arelle.DialogFind.DialogFind.find

```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.DialogFind.DialogFind.find
```

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````{py:method} backgroundFind(expr, logViewLines)
:canonical: arelle.DialogFind.DialogFind.backgroundFind

```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.DialogFind.DialogFind.backgroundFind
```

````

````{py:method} next()
:canonical: arelle.DialogFind.DialogFind.next

```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.DialogFind.DialogFind.next
```

````

````{py:method} close(event=None)
:canonical: arelle.DialogFind.DialogFind.close

```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.DialogFind.DialogFind.close
```

````

````{py:method} saveConfig()
:canonical: arelle.DialogFind.DialogFind.saveConfig

```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.DialogFind.DialogFind.saveConfig
```

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