ColumnView.ShowFindPanel() Method

Displays the Find Panel.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v23.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public virtual void ShowFindPanel()

VB.NET

Public Overridable Sub ShowFindPanel

Example

To open and focus the panel when the control is displayed for the first time, call the ShowFindPanel() method asynchronously.

C#

gridControl1.Load += gridControl1_Load;

private void gridControl1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    GridControl gridControl = sender as GridControl;
    GridView gridView = gridControl.MainView as GridView;
    if (gridView != null)
        gridControl.BeginInvoke(new Action(gridView.ShowFindPanel));
}

VB.NET

AddHandler gridControl1.Load, AddressOf gridControl1_Load

Private Sub gridControl1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim gridControl As GridControl = TryCast(sender, GridControl)
    Dim gridView As GridView = TryCast(gridControl.MainView, GridView)
    If gridView IsNot Nothing Then
        gridControl.BeginInvoke(New Action(AddressOf gridView.ShowFindPanel))
    End If
End Sub