Skip to main content

TdxOfficeSearchBoxProperties.SearchSource Property

Specifies a source for UI item searches.

Declaration

property SearchSource: TComponent read; write;

Property Value

Type Description
TComponent

The source component for UI item search operations.

You can assign a TdxBarManager component or a TdxRibbon control as a search source.

Remarks

Assign a TdxBarManager component or a TdxRibbon control to the SearchSource property to allow users to search UI commands in your Ribbon or Toolbar UI.

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:

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;

VCL Bars: An Office Search Box Embedded into a Ribbon Form Caption

Default Value

The SearchSource property’s default value is nil (in Delphi) or nullptr (in C++Builder).

See Also