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Enables input in the the search area in the column title of the Table or Treeview Table control.
  • Android In Android:
This function has the same effect as when the user clicks the search icon. It can start a search or implement a filter on the control.
To cancel a filter started by <Table>.InputSearch, simply use <Table>.DisableFilter.
Remark: This function is ignored if the specified Table control uses a non-proportional scrollbar ("Proportional scrollbar" unchecked in the "Details" tab of the control description window). For more details on the magnifier, see Characteristics of columns in a Table control.
Example
// Switches the COL_Name column to edit mode
COL_NAME.InputSearch()
Syntax
<Column>.InputSearch([<Type of filter or search> [, <Initial value>]])
<Column>: Control name
Name of column that will be switched to search mode. The function has no effect if this operation cannot be performed on this column (non-key column for example).
The name of the column can be given directly or in the following format: <Table control>.<Column>.
<Type of filter or search>: Optional Integer constant
Type of filter to apply or type of search to perform:
filterContainsDisplays the rows whose value for the specified column "Contains" the characters specified in <Initial value>.
filterDifferentDisplays the rows whose value for the specified column "differs" from the characters specified in <Initial value>.
filterDoesNotContainDisplays the rows whose value for the specified column "does not contain" the characters specified in <Initial value>.
filterDoesNotEndWithDisplays the rows whose value for the specified column "does not end with" the characters specified in <Initial value>
filterDoesNotStartWithDisplays the rows whose value for the specified column "Does not start with" the characters specified in <Initial value>.
filterEndsWithDisplays the rows whose value for the specified column "ends with" the characters specified in <Initial value>.
filterEqualDisplays the rows whose value for the specified column "is equal" to the characters specified in <Initial value>.
filterGreaterDisplays the rows whose value for the specified column "is greater" than the characters specified in <Initial value>.
filterGreaterOrEqualDisplays the rows whose value for the specified column "is greater than or equal to" the characters specified in <Initial value>.
filterLessDisplays the rows whose value for the specified column "is less" than the characters specified in <Initial value>.
filterLessOrEqualDisplays the rows whose value for the specified column "is less than or equal to" the characters specified in <Initial value>.
filterStartsWithDisplays the rows whose value for the specified column "Starts with" the characters specified in <Initial value>.
searchDefault
(Default value)
Sorts the table according to the specified column and switches the column to search mode.
searchStartsWithSorts the table according to the specified column, switches the column to search mode and fills the edit control of the column with the characters specified in <Initial value>. Displays the rows from the ones for which the value of the specified column "starts with" the characters specified in <Initial value>.

AndroidiPhone/iPad This parameter is not available.
<Initial value>: Optional character string
Initial value that must be specified in the input area of search mode.
AndroidiPhone/iPad This parameter is not available.
Remarks

Effect of the function

This function will have no effect if the switch to search mode cannot be performed. For example, the search mode will not be enabled:
  • If the column was not defined as column with search (description window of the control).
  • If the column is not associated with a key item.

Use conditions

This function is available on:
  • a Table or TreeView Table control based on a data file.
  • a Table or TreeView Table control populated programmatically.
Component: wd290obj.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 23
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Last update: 06/20/2023

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