Search Box

• Jun 09, 2023
• 2 minutes to read

The built-in Search Box provides an easy way to search through properties.

 

The table below lists the main properties affecting element behavior and appearance.

Characteristics	Members
Visibility	PropertyGridControl.ShowSearchBox
Searching	PropertyGridControl.FilterMode
User Filter Expression	PropertyGridControl.UserFilterCriteria
Keyboard Operations	CTRL+F - Moves focus to the Search Box. ESC - Clears the Search Box. DOWN ARROW - Moves focus from the Search Box to the data area of the grid.

Search Syntax

In its simplest form, a search criteria consists of a single word. To search for a string containing a space character, specify this string in quotation marks. Without quotation marks, words separated by the space character are treated as individual conditions (using the OR logical operator by default).

Precede a condition with “+” to select records that match this condition. Other records will be excluded from the result. The “+” specifier allows you to implement the logical AND operator.

Precede a condition with “-“ to exclude records that match this condition from the result set.

Examples:

Search Criteria	Description
register	Selects records that contain the “register” string in any search column.
check register Dave	Selects records that contain the “check”, “register” or “Dave” strings in any search column.
"check register"	Selects records that contain “check register” in any search column.
screen +"Richard Fisher"	Selects records that contain both “screen” and “Richard Fisher” in search columns.
data +entry -mark	Selects records that contain both “data” and “entry” in search columns, excluding records that contain “mark”.
menu mask -file	Selects records that contain “menu” or “mask”, excluding records that contain “file”.

Note

Searches performed in the Search Box are case insensitive.