TcxDataFindCriteria.UseExtendedSyntax Property

Specifies if the extended syntax is available for a search string.

Declaration

property UseExtendedSyntax: Boolean read; write;

Property Value

Type
Boolean

Remarks

The data controller interprets the Text property value as a single full-text search criterion. Set the UseExtendedSyntax property to True to treat the following characters in the search string in a special manner:

• A single spacebar between two words joins them as the logical OR operator between two individual search criteria.

• The “+” (plus) specifier prior to a word adds it as an extra search criterion with the logical AND operator.

• The “-“ (minus) specifier excludes all the search results that contain the word that follows the specifier.

• The “%” (percent) wildcard substitutes any number of characters in a word.

• The “_” (underscore) wildcard substitutes a single character in a word.

The UseExtendedSyntax property is synchronized with the corresponding property of the associated container control:

• The FindPanel.UseExtendedSyntax property of a grid View in the ExpressQuantumGrid Suite.

• The FindPanel.UseExtendedSyntax property that all vertical grid and tree list controls provide.