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ISearchEngine Interface (ArcObjects .NET 10.5 SDK)
ArcObjects Library Reference (CatalogUI)  

ISearchEngine Interface

Provides access to members that control the operation of the search engine.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Members

Description
Read/write property Enabled Indicates if the search engine is enabled.
Method ExecuteAsynchronous Executes the query asynchronously.
Read-only property IsExecuting Indicates if the search is currently executing.
Read-only property Name Name of the search engine.
Write-only property Query Query that will be executed.
Method Stop Cancels an ongoing search (if it is currently executing).

CoClasses that implement ISearchEngine

CoClasses and Classes Description
CatalogSearchEngine A search engine that looks in the Catalog for objects that match the search criteria.
FileSystemXmlSearchEngine A search engine that looks on the file system for XML files that match the search criteria.
MetadataServiceEngine Metadata Service Search Engine.