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Filter Builder Dialog

The filter builder dialog allows end-users to:

  • Build complex filter criteria with an unlimited number of filter conditions combined by logical operators.

  • Save filter criteria to files, and restore previously saved criteria at a later point.

In the ExpressPivotGrid, the filter builder dialog is used to customize prefilter criteria.

The table below lists the main properties of the pivot grid which affect the filter builder dialog’s appearance and behavior:

Availability

End-users can invoke the filter builder dialog using:

  • The Prefilter… button displayed within the prefilter panel.

  • The Show Prefilter Builder item in the header area context menu.

To programmatically invoke this dialog, call the pivot grid’s ShowPrefilterDialog method.

Appearance

The pivot grid’s LookAndFeel property.

Localization

The cxSFilter~ resource strings from the cxFilterControlStrs unit.