Filting by multiple columns

Suite and Optimus Suite 5
#1

I see most of the filter functions want a column, what is the best method to search all columns in the grid for a particular string then display only the rows that match? Highlighting the rows may also work but most importantly I have up to 20 columns in a grid and need to search all of them.

#2

you need to create a custom filter.
You can find the ready code for a required filter here:
docs.dhtmlx.com/doku.php?id=dhtm … of_filters

#3

I got this to work when adding a input text in the index.html but having trouble linking it to a toolbar input.

toolbar1.addInput(“input_search”, 15, “”, 100);
grid1.makeFilter(“input_search”,0);

but then grid1.getFilterElement(0) is null

#4

Please, try to use the following code:

toolbar1.addInput("input_search", 15, "", 100); var inp=toolbar1.getInput("input_search"); grid1.makeFilter("inp",0);

#5

Thanks that worked, the “inp” parameter does not need the quotes since its not using the string value but the documentation only used strings so I wasn’t sure non-strings even worked.

#6

I apologize for my mistake.
Of course the “inp” parameter does not need the quotes.
Thank you.

toolbar1.addInput("input_search", 15, "", 100); var inp=toolbar1.getInput("input_search"); grid1.makeFilter(inp,0);