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    GridView.ShowInHeaderSearchTextBox(GridColumn) Method

    Activates a built-in header search box for a specific column.

    Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid

    Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v25.1.dll

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

    #Declaration

    public void ShowInHeaderSearchTextBox(
        GridColumn column
    )

    #Parameters

    Name Type Description
    column GridColumn

    The target column.

    #Remarks

    Use the GridView.OptionsFilter.InHeaderSearchMode property to enable built-in search boxes within the View’s column headers. Users can type text in the search boxes to filter against the columns.

    Data Grid - In-header search box

    The ShowInHeaderSearchTextBox method activates and focuses a search box within a specified column header.

    The following example sets the search text for the Country column and then activates the search box.

    show search box example

    colCountry.SearchText = "Germany";
    gridView1.ShowInHeaderSearchTextBox(colCountry);
    

    See the following topic for more information: GridView.OptionsFilter.InHeaderSearchMode.

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