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LookUpEditAutoSearchEventArgs.SetParameters(String, FindPanelParserKind, FilterCondition) Method

Allows you to change how the lookup editor searches for items in its drop-down panel.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors.Controls

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

public void SetParameters(
    string text,
    FindPanelParserKind kind = FindPanelParserKind.Default,
    FilterCondition condition = FilterCondition.Default
)

Parameters

Name Type Description
text String

A text to compare with data source records.

Optional Parameters

Name Type Default Description
kind FindPanelParserKind Default

If a text entered into the editor text box contains whitespaces, the editor splits this string into separate logical blocks. This parameter specifies how these blocks are combined into a search query.

condition FilterCondition Default

The condition according to which the editor searches for the string entered into its text box.

Remarks

The example below illustrates how to limit the search by the “Ship Country” and “Ship City” fields, and change the search condition to “Starts with…”.

search

lookUpEdit1.AutoSearch += OnAutoSearch;

void OnAutoSearch(object sender, LookUpEditAutoSearchEventArgs e) {
    string[] fields = new string[] { "ShipCity", "ShipCountry" };
    e.SetParameters(fields, e.Text, FindPanelParserKind.And, FilterCondition.StartsWith);
}
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