Class GridFindReplaceDialog

A find and replace dialog that can be used to search cells within a grid. The dialog communicates with the grid through the IGridFindReplaceDialogSink interface.

Inheritance

System.Object

GridFindReplaceDialog

Namespace: Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Grid

Assembly: Syncfusion.Grid.Windows.dll

Syntax

public class GridFindReplaceDialog : Form

Remarks

See the GridFindReplaceDialogSink for an example of how to enable find and replace support for a grid.

If you want to find and replace in the grid without displaying this dialog, you should instantiate a GridFindReplaceDialogSink object and call its Find(GridFindReplaceEventArgs) or Replace(GridFindReplaceEventArgs) \ method.

Properties

ActiveSink

Gets or sets the current target of find and replace operations.

Declaration

public IGridFindReplaceDialogSink ActiveSink { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
IGridFindReplaceDialogSink

Instance

Gets an instance of the find replace dialog. Creates a single shared instance if necessary.

Declaration

public static GridFindReplaceDialog Instance { get; }

Property Value

Type
GridFindReplaceDialog

Options

Gets or sets show or hide various dialog elements.

Declaration

public GridFindReplaceDialogOptions Options { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
GridFindReplaceDialogOptions

ShowReplaceButton

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the "Replace" button should be visible. Set this false if you called SetState(IGridFindReplaceDialogSink, String, Boolean) to show dialog in find-only mode and do not want users to give a choice to switch to replace mode.

Declaration

public bool ShowReplaceButton { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Boolean

TextSearched

Gets or sets the text to be searched.

Declaration

public string TextSearched { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.String

Methods

AddToSearchedList(String)

Adds the string to the search list of the find what combo box.

Declaration

public void AddToSearchedList(string str)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	str	The search string to be added.

Dispose(Boolean)

Releases all resources used by the System.ComponentModel.Component.

Declaration

protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Boolean	disposing	true to release both managed and unmanaged resources; false to release only unmanaged resources.

Remarks

See the documentation for the System.ComponentModel.Component class and its Dispose member.

FindNext()

Find Next occurrence of string.

Declaration

public void FindNext()

OnHandleDestroyed(EventArgs)

Used to handle the destroy functionality.

Declaration

protected override void OnHandleDestroyed(EventArgs e)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.EventArgs	e	The System.EventArgsthat contains event data.

OnOptionsChanged(EventArgs)

Raises the OptionsChanged event.

Declaration

protected virtual void OnOptionsChanged(EventArgs e)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.EventArgs	e	The System.EventArgsthat contains event data.

OnReachedStartingPoint(CancelEventArgs)

Raises the ReachedStartingPoint event.

Declaration

protected virtual void OnReachedStartingPoint(CancelEventArgs e)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs	e	A System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs that contains the event data.

OnTextNotFound(CancelEventArgs)

Raises the TextNotFound event.

Declaration

protected virtual void OnTextNotFound(CancelEventArgs e)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs	e	A System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs that contains the event data.

ResetFindLocation()

Gets or sets current selection in your current find and replace target control. For a grid, this should be a GridRangeInfo.

Declaration

public static void ResetFindLocation()

SetActiveSinkIfVisible(IGridFindReplaceDialogSink)

Register the current target of find and replace operations. Call this from your controls System.Windows.Forms.Control.Enter event handler.

Declaration

public static void SetActiveSinkIfVisible(IGridFindReplaceDialogSink sink)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IGridFindReplaceDialogSink	sink	The new target for find and replace operations.

Remarks

The method checks if there is an active dialog displayed. Otherwise, the method will have no effect.

SetState(IGridFindReplaceDialogSink, String, Boolean)

Initializes the dialog.

Declaration

public void SetState(IGridFindReplaceDialogSink view, string str, bool bReplace)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IGridFindReplaceDialogSink	view	The target for find / replace operations.
System.String	str	The text to be shown in find text box.
System.Boolean	bReplace	Specifies if dialog should be shown in find-only or replace mode.

Events

OptionsChanged

Occurs when the Options property has changed.

Declaration

public event EventHandler OptionsChanged

Event Type

Type
System.EventHandler

ReachedStartingPoint

Occurs when the find operation reaches the starting point again.

Declaration

public event CancelEventHandler ReachedStartingPoint

Event Type

Type
System.ComponentModel.CancelEventHandler

Remarks

Set e.Cancel = True if you do not want to display the default "reached starting point" message box or if you want to display a customized dialog.

TextNotFound

Occurs when the find text was not found.

Declaration

public event CancelEventHandler TextNotFound

Event Type

Type
System.ComponentModel.CancelEventHandler

Remarks

Set e.Cancel = True if you do not want to display the default "not found" message box or if you want to display a customized dialog.