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SpreadsheetFormulaAutoCompleteOptions.SearchMode Property

Gets or sets a value that specifies what items should appear in the Formula AutoComplete drop-down list.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSpreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v24.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

[DefaultValue(FormulaAutoCompleteSearchMode.StartsWith)]
public FormulaAutoCompleteSearchMode SearchMode { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Default Description
FormulaAutoCompleteSearchMode StartsWith

One of the FormulaAutoCompleteSearchMode enumeration members that specifies the mode for displaying matching items in the Formula AutoComplete list.

Available values:

Name Description
StartsWith

Specifies that the Formula AutoComplete list should display all items that start with the text typed into a cell.

Spreadsheet_FormulaAutoComplete_StartsWith

Contains

Specifies that the Formula AutoComplete list should display all items that contain the text typed into a cell.

Spreadsheet_FormulaAutoComplete_Contains

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type Path to SearchMode
SpreadsheetControlOptions
.FormulaAutoComplete .SearchMode

Remarks

Use the SearchMode property to control the displaying of matching items in the Formula AutoComplete drop-down list. This property is set to FormulaAutoCompleteSearchMode.StartsWith by default, so all items that start with the characters entered into a cell appear in the Formula AutoComplete list. If SearchMode is FormulaAutoCompleteSearchMode.Contains, the Formula AutoComplete list includes all items containing specified characters.

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