TdxOfficeSearchBox.Properties Property

Provides access to search box properties.

Declaration

property Properties: TdxOfficeSearchBoxProperties read; write;

Property Value

Type	Description
TdxOfficeSearchBoxProperties	Stores Office Search Box settings.

Remarks

Use the Properties property to configure Office Search Box settings.

Available Options

Use the Properties.SearchSource property to associate the Office Search Box with the required UI command source (a TdxRibbon control or a TdxBarManager component). Properties.RecursiveSearch and Properties.ShowResultPaths properties allow you to customize UI command search settings.

In addition, you can handle the OnDropDownMenuItemAdding event to exclude certain UI commands from displayed search results.

Refer to the TdxOfficeSearchBoxProperties class description for detailed information on all available options.

Code Example: Display an Office Search Box in a Ribbon Form Caption

The following code example creates a TdxOfficeSearchBox editor, associates it with an existing TdxRibbon control, and embeds the created editor into the Ribbon Form caption:

Delphi

uses
  dxRibbonForm,  // Declares the TdxRibbonForm class
  dxOfficeSearchBox; // Declares the TdxOfficeSearchBox class
// ...
procedure TMyForm.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
  ABar: TdxBar;
  ABarItem: TcxBarEditItem;
  ASearchBoxProperties: TdxOfficeSearchBoxProperties;
  AIconFolder: string;
begin
  DisableAero := True; // Allows the DevExpress Skin Engine to draw non-client form areas
  AIconFolder := 'C:\Program Files (x86)\DevExpress\VCL\ExpressLibrary\Sources\Icon Library\';
  dxRibbon1.Style := rsOffice365;  // Selects the Office 365 style with support for form caption toolbars
  ABar := dxBarManager1.Bars.Add;  // Creates a toolbar as a container for the Office Search Box
  ABar.Visible := True;  // Displays the created toolbar container
  ABarItem := ABar.ItemLinks.AddItem(TcxBarEditItem).Item as TcxBarEditItem;
  ABarItem.PropertiesClass := TdxOfficeSearchBoxProperties;
  ASearchBoxProperties := ABarItem.Properties as TdxOfficeSearchBoxProperties;
  ASearchBoxProperties.BeginUpdate;  // Initiates the following batch change
  try
    ASearchBoxProperties.SearchSource := dxRibbon1;  // Associates the Office Search Box with the Ribbon UI
    ASearchBoxProperties.Nullstring := 'Tell me what you want to do...';
    ASearchBoxProperties.UseNullString := True;  // Displays the defined null string in the empty editor
    ASearchBoxProperties.Glyph.LoadFromFile(AIconFolder + 'SVG Images\Icon Builder\Business_Idea.svg');
    ASearchBoxProperties.Glyph.SourceWidth := 16;  // Explicitly specifies the required glyph width
    ASearchBoxProperties.Glyph.SourceHeight := 16;  // Explicitly specifies the required glyph height
    ASearchBoxProperties.ShowResultPaths := True;  // Displays navigation paths to found UI commands
  finally
    ASearchBoxProperties.EndUpdate;  // Calls EndUpdate regardless of the batch operation's success
  end;
  dxRibbon1.CaptionAreaSearchToolbar.Toolbar := ABar;  // Displays the toolbar container in the caption area
  dxRibbon1.CaptionAreaSearchToolbar.Alignment := TdxRibbonCaptionAreaSearchToolbarAlignment.Left;
end;

C++

#include "dxRibbonForm.hpp"  // Declares the TdxRibbonForm class
#include "dxOfficeSearchBox.hpp"  // Declares the TdxOfficeSearchBox class
// ...
void __fastcall TMyForm::FormCreate(TObject *Sender)
{
  TdxBar *ABar;
  TcxBarEditItem *ABarItem;
  TdxOfficeSearchBoxProperties *ASearchBoxProperties;
  UnicodeString AIconFolder;
  DisableAero = true;  // Allows the DevExpress Skin Engine to draw non-client form areas
  dxRibbon1->Style = rsOffice365;  // Selects the Office 365 style with support for form caption toolbars 
  ABar = dxBarManager1->Bars->Add();  // Creates a toolbar as a container for the office search box
  ABar->Visible = true;  // Displays the created toolbar container
  AIconFolder = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\DevExpress\\VCL\\ExpressLibrary\\Sources\\Icon Library\\";
  ABarItem = dynamic_cast<TcxBarEditItem*>(ABar->ItemLinks->AddItem(__classid(TcxBarEditItem))->Item);
  ABarItem->PropertiesClass = __classid(TdxOfficeSearchBoxProperties);
  ASearchBoxProperties = dynamic_cast<TdxOfficeSearchBoxProperties*>(ABarItem->Properties);
  ASearchBoxProperties->BeginUpdate();  // Initiates the following batch change
  try
  {
    ASearchBoxProperties->SearchSource = dxRibbon1;  // Associates the office search box with the Ribbon UI
    ASearchBoxProperties->Nullstring = "Tell me what you want to do...";
    ASearchBoxProperties->UseNullString = true;  // Displays the defined null string in the empty editor
    ASearchBoxProperties->Glyph->LoadFromFile(AIconFolder + "SVG Images\\Icon Builder\\Business_Idea.svg");
    ASearchBoxProperties->Glyph->SourceWidth = 16;  // Explicitly specifies the required glyph width
    ASearchBoxProperties->Glyph->SourceHeight = 16;  // Explicitly specifies the required glyph height
    ASearchBoxProperties->ShowResultPaths = true;  // Displays navigation paths to found UI commands
  }
  __finally
  {
    ASearchBoxProperties->EndUpdate();  // Calls EndUpdate regardless of the batch operation's success
  }
  dxRibbon1->CaptionAreaSearchToolbar->Toolbar = ABar;  // Displays the toolbar container in the caption area
  dxRibbon1->CaptionAreaSearchToolbar->Alignment = TdxRibbonCaptionAreaSearchToolbarAlignment::Left;
};