TcxFilterCriteria.FilterText Property

Returns filter criteria (as an expression string).

Declaration

property FilterText: string read; write;

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The current filter criteria string.

Remarks

Use the FilterText or FilterCaption property to return filter criteria as an expression string or display text, respectively.

Tip

The FilterText property does not allow you to assign an expression string as a new filter criteria set.

To define filter criteria, use AddItem, AddExpressionItem, Root, and other related API members.

Filter Expression Examples

Property	Value
FilterText	'(State = 'CA') AND (PurchaseDate = '01-Mar-1976')'
FilterCaption[1]	'(State = CA) AND (PurchaseDate = 01-Mar-1976)'
FilterCaption[2]	'(State Equals CA) AND (PurchaseDate Equals 01-Mar-1976)'

Footnotes

1. The Options property is set to [] (default).

2. The Options property value includes the fcoShowOperatorDescription flag.