The grid can display a find panel that enables users to search for keywords in data.

Note
Run the XtraGrid demo to see the find panel in action.
Keyboard operations
Filter and Search modes
- press Ctrl+F to open the find panel
- press Esc once to clear the panel, press it again to close it
- press the Down Arrow key to move focus from the panel to the grid
Search mode only
- press F3/Enter to go to the next result
- press Shift/Alt/Ctrl+F3/Enter to go to the previous result
The GridView.OptionsFind property provides access to options related to the find panel.
Behavior: Filter or Search
The ColumnViewOptionsFind.Behavior property specifies how to show search results:
If this property is set to FindPanelBehavior.Default, the behavior depends on the static (Shared in VB) WindowsFormsSettings.FindPanelBehavior property. If the latter property is also set to FindPanelBehavior.Default, the FindPanelBehavior.Filter mode is applied.
Highlight Results
To specify whether search queries are highlighted, use the ColumnViewOptionsFind.HighlightFindResults property.
Panel Visibility
Panel Location
The GridViewOptionsFind.FindPanelLocation property specifies where the panel is displayed:
The default location depends on the Version Compatibility setting. Since version 19.2, the find panel is embedded into the group panel.
Specify Search Queries in Code
Search Syntax
The search syntax may vary depending on the ColumnViewOptionsFind.ParserKind and ColumnViewOptionsFind.Condition properties. See Find Panel Syntax for more information.
Operation Buttons
Use the following properties to show/hide the operation buttons:
Apply Search Queries
After a user types in the search box, the search starts automatically or manually depending on the underlying data source. You can use use the ColumnViewOptionsFind.FindMode property to specify this behavior explicitly. The ColumnViewOptionsFind.FindDelay property allows you to specify the delay between entering a query and starting the search.
The find panel has the following limitations in the server mode: