You can search records in a Grid, by using the search
method with search key as a parameter. This also provides an option to integrate search text box in grid’s toolbar by adding search
item to the toolbar
.
To search records, inject the Search
module in the grid.
import { Grid, Search, Toolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';
Grid.Inject(Search, Toolbar);
let grid: Grid = new Grid({
dataSource: data,
toolbar: ['Search'],
columns: [
{ field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 120, type: 'number' },
{ field: 'CustomerID', width: 150, headerText: 'Customer ID', type: 'string' },
{ field: 'Freight', headerText: 'Freight', textAlign: 'Right', width: 120, format: 'C' },
{ field: 'OrderDate', headerText: 'Order Date', textAlign: 'Right', width: 140, format: 'yMd' }
],
height: 272
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>EJ2 Grid</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
<script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<style>
.e-row[aria-selected="true"] .e-customizedExpandcell {
background-color: #e0e0e0;
}
.e-grid.e-gridhover tr[role='row']:hover {
background-color: #eee;
}
.e-expand::before {
content: '\e5b8';
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
<div id='container'>
<div id='Grid'></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
To apply search at initial rendering, set the fields, operator, key, and ignoreCase in the searchSettings
.
import { Grid, Search, Toolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';
Grid.Inject(Search, Toolbar);
let grid: Grid = new Grid({
dataSource: data,
toolbar: ['Search'],
searchSettings: { fields: ['CustomerID'], operator: 'contains', key: 'Ha', ignoreCase: true },
columns: [
{ field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 120 },
{ field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 150 },
{ field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 150 },
{ field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 150 }
],
height: 272
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>EJ2 Grid</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
<script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<style>
.e-row[aria-selected="true"] .e-customizedExpandcell {
background-color: #e0e0e0;
}
.e-grid.e-gridhover tr[role='row']:hover {
background-color: #eee;
}
.e-expand::before {
content: '\e5b8';
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
<div id='container'>
<div id='Grid'></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
By default, grid searches all the bound column values. To customize this behavior define the
searchSettings.fields
property.
The search operator can be defined in the searchSettings.operator
property to configure specific searching.
The following operators are supported in searching:
Operator | Description |
---|---|
startsWith | Checks whether a value begins with the specified value. |
endsWith | Checks whether a value ends with the specified value. |
contains | Checks whether a value contains the specified value. |
equal | Checks whether a value is equal to the specified value. |
notEqual | Checks for values not equal to the specified value. |
By default, the
searchSettings.operator
value iscontains
.
To search grid records from an external button, invoke the search
method.
import { Grid } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { Button } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';
let grid: Grid = new Grid({
dataSource: data,
columns: [
{ field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 120 },
{ field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 150 },
{ field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 150 },
{ field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 150 }
],
height: 260
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
let searchBtn: Button = new Button();
searchBtn.appendTo('#search');
document.getElementById('search').addEventListener('click', () => {
let searchText: string = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementsByClassName('searchtext')[0]).value;
grid.search(searchText);
});
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>EJ2 Grid</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
<script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
<div id='container'>
<div class="e-float-input" style="width: 200px; display: inline-block;">
<input type="text" class="searchtext"/>
<span class="e-float-line"></span>
<label class="e-float-text">Search text</label>
</div>
<button id="search">Search</button>
<div id='Grid'></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
By default, grid searches all visible columns. You can search specific columns by defining the specific column’s field names in the searchSettings.fields
property.
import { Grid, Toolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';
Grid.Inject(Toolbar);
let grid: Grid = new Grid({
dataSource: data,
searchSettings: { fields: ['CustomerID', 'ShipCity', 'ShipName']},
columns: [
{ field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 100 },
{ field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 120 },
{ field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 100 },
{ field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 100 }
],
toolbar: ['Search'],
height: 270
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>EJ2 Grid</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
<script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
<div id='container'>
<div id='Grid'></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
To clear the searched grid records from the external button, set searchSettings.key
property as empty
string.
import { Grid, Search, Toolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { Button } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';
Grid.Inject(Search, Toolbar);
let grid: Grid = new Grid({
dataSource: data,
toolbar: ['Search'],
searchSettings: { fields: ['CustomerID'], operator: 'contains', key: 'Ha', ignoreCase: true },
columns: [
{ field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 120 },
{ field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 150 },
{ field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 150 },
{ field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 150 }
],
height: 272
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
let clearBtn: Button = new Button();
clearBtn.appendTo('#clear');
document.getElementById('clear').addEventListener('click', () => {
grid.searchSettings.key='';
});
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>EJ2 Grid</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
<script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
<div id='container'>
<button id="clear">Clear Search</button>
<div id='Grid'></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>