Searching in EJ2 JavaScript Gantt control

2 May 202318 minutes to read

You can search records in the Gantt control by using the search method with search key as a parameter. The Gantt control provides an option to integrate the search text box in the toolbar by adding the search item to the toolbar property.

To search records, inject the Filter module into the Gantt control.

index.js
index.html
ej.gantt.Gantt.Inject(ej.gantt.Filter, ej.gantt.Toolbar);

var ganttChart = new ej.gantt.Gantt({
         dataSource: GanttData,
		 height:'450px',
		 taskFields: {
            id: 'TaskID',
            name: 'TaskName',
            startDate: 'StartDate',
            duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
            child: 'subtasks'
        },
		toolbar: ['Search']
    });
ganttChart.appendTo('#Gantt');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
	<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.1.36/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
       
    
    <div id="container">
        <div id="Gantt"></div>        
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Initial search

In the Gantt control, you can load a task with some search criteria and this can be done by using the searchSettings property. To apply search at initial rendering, set the value for fields, operator, key, and ignoreCase in the searchSettings property.

index.js
index.html
ej.gantt.Gantt.Inject(ej.gantt.Filter, ej.gantt.Toolbar);

var ganttChart = new ej.gantt.Gantt({
         dataSource: GanttData,
		 height:'450px',
		 taskFields: {
            id: 'TaskID',
            name: 'TaskName',
            startDate: 'StartDate',
            duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
            child: 'subtasks'
        },
		toolbar: ['Search'],
		searchSettings: { fields: ['TaskName'], operator: 'contains', key: 'List', ignoreCase: true }
});
ganttChart.appendTo('#Gantt');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
	<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.1.36/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
       
    
    <div id="container">
        <div id="Gantt"></div>        
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

By default, Gantt searches all the bound column values. To customize this behavior, define the searchSettings.fields property.

Search operators

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 the values that are not equal to the specified value.

By default, the searchSettings.operator value is contains.

Search by external button

To search the Gantt records from an external button, invoke the search method.

index.js
index.html
ej.gantt.Gantt.Inject(ej.gantt.Filter, ej.gantt.Toolbar);

var ganttChart = new ej.gantt.Gantt({
         dataSource: GanttData,
		 height:'450px',
		 taskFields: {
            id: 'TaskID',
            name: 'TaskName',
            startDate: 'StartDate',
            duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
            child: 'subtasks'
        },
		allowFiltering:true
});
ganttChart.appendTo('#Gantt');

var searchBtn= new ej.buttons.Button();
searchBtn.appendTo('#search');

document.getElementById('search').addEventListener('click', function() {
    var searchText = document.getElementsByClassName('searchtext')[0].value;
    ganttChart.search(searchText);
});
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
	<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.1.36/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
       
    
    <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="Gantt"></div>        
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Note: You should set the allowFiltering property to true for searching the content externally.

Search specific columns

By default, the Gantt control searches all the columns. You can search specific columns by defining the specific column’s field names in the searchSettings.fields property.

index.js
index.html
ej.gantt.Gantt.Inject(ej.gantt.Filter, ej.gantt.Toolbar);

var ganttChart = new ej.gantt.Gantt({
         dataSource: GanttData,
		 height:'450px',
		 columns: [
            { field: 'TaskID', headerText: 'Task ID', textAlign: 'Left', width: '100' },
            { field: 'TaskName', headerText: 'Task Name', width: '200' },
            { field: 'StartDate', headerText: 'Start Date', width: '150' },
            { field: 'Duration', headerText: 'Duration', width: '150' },
            { field: 'Progress', headerText: 'Progress', width: '150' },
        ],
		taskFields: {
            id: 'TaskID',
            name: 'TaskName',
            startDate: 'StartDate',
            duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
            child: 'subtasks'
        },
		toolbar: ['Search'],
		searchSettings: { fields: ['TaskName', 'Duration']}
		 
     });
ganttChart.appendTo('#Gantt');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
	<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.1.36/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
       
    
    <div id="container">
        <div id="Gantt"></div>        
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

In above sample, you can search only TaskName and Duration column values.

Clear search by external button

You can set searchSettings.key property as empty string, to clear the searched Gantt records from external button.

index.js
index.html
ej.gantt.Gantt.Inject(ej.gantt.Filter, ej.gantt.Toolbar);

var ganttChart = new ej.gantt.Gantt({
    dataSource: GanttData,
    height: '450px',
    columns: [
        { field: 'TaskID', headerText: 'Task ID', textAlign: 'Left', width: '100' },
        { field: 'TaskName', headerText: 'Task Name', width: '250' },
        { field: 'StartDate', headerText: 'Start Date', width: '150' },
        { field: 'Duration', headerText: 'Duration', width: '150' },
        { field: 'Progress', headerText: 'Progress', width: '150' },
    ],
    taskFields: {
        id: 'TaskID',
        name: 'TaskName',
        startDate: 'StartDate',
        duration: 'Duration',
        progress: 'Progress',
        child: 'subtasks'
    },
    toolbar: ['Search'],
    searchSettings: { fields: ['TaskName'], operator: 'contains', key: 'Perform', ignoreCase: true },
});
ganttChart.appendTo('#Gantt');

var clearBtn= new ej.buttons.Button();
clearBtn.appendTo('#changeByPosition');

document.getElementById('clear').addEventListener('click', function() {
   ganttChart.searchSettings.key='';
});
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
	<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.1.36/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
       
    
    <div id="container">
        <button id="clear">Clear Search</button>    
        <div id="Gantt"></div>        
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>