ColumnViewOptionsFind.HighlightFindResults Property

Gets or sets whether the search string is highlighted within located records.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(true)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual bool HighlightFindResults { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(True)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property HighlightFindResults As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	**true**	true if the search string is highlighted within located records; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to HighlightFindResults
AdvBandedGridView	.OptionsFind.HighlightFindResults
BandedGridView	.OptionsFind.HighlightFindResults
ColumnView	.OptionsFind.HighlightFindResults
CardView	.OptionsFind.HighlightFindResults
GridView	.OptionsFind.HighlightFindResults
LayoutView	.OptionsFind.HighlightFindResults
TileView	.OptionsFind.HighlightFindResults
WinExplorerView	.OptionsFind.HighlightFindResults

Remarks

The following applies to a SearchLookUpEdit control, which represents a control embedding a Grid Control and Find Panel in its dropdown. Options provided by the ColumnViewOptionsFind class are also in effect for the SearchLookUpEdit control and can be accessed via the SearchLookUpEdit.Properties.View.OptionsFind property. Setting the HighlightFindResults option to false is not in effect when the SearchLookUpEdit’s RepositoryItemGridLookUpEditBase.PopupFilterMode property is set to Contains or StartsWith.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-customize-the-default-find-panel-filtering-algorithm-e2801/CS/WindowsApplication1/Form1.cs#L39

gridView1.OptionsFind.AlwaysVisible = true;
gridView1.OptionsFind.HighlightFindResults = false;
new MyFindPanelFilterHelper(gridView1);

how-to-change-colors-of-a-highlighted-text-corresponding-to-a-search-string-of-find-panel-e3260/CS/WindowsApplication3/Main.cs#L64

GridView view = sender as GridView;
if(view.OptionsFind.HighlightFindResults && !view.FindFilterText.Equals(string.Empty)){
 CriteriaOperator op =   ConvertFindPanelTextToCriteriaOperator(view.FindFilterText, view,false);

VB.NET

how-to-customize-the-default-find-panel-filtering-algorithm-e2801/VB/Form1.vb#L38

gridView1.OptionsFind.AlwaysVisible = True
gridView1.OptionsFind.HighlightFindResults = False
Dim TempMyFindPanelFilterHelper As MyFindPanelFilterHelper = New MyFindPanelFilterHelper(gridView1)

how-to-change-colors-of-a-highlighted-text-corresponding-to-a-search-string-of-find-panel-e3260/VB/WindowsApplication3/Main.vb#L61

Dim view As GridView = TryCast(sender, GridView)
If view.OptionsFind.HighlightFindResults AndAlso (Not view.FindFilterText.Equals(String.Empty)) Then
 Dim op As CriteriaOperator = ConvertFindPanelTextToCriteriaOperator(view.FindFilterText, view,False)