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# Item Search

## Item Searching

Used to set filter for a TextBoxSearch.

This approach is better than using SearchFilter property (in the XAML editor), because the filter may depend on one or more controls (DataGrid Column) which change their value(s) frequently.

```csharp
public override bool ItemSearching(FrameworkElement sourceControl)
{
    bool result = base.ItemSearching(sourceControl);
    
    if (dgMaterial.IsKeyboardFocusWithin)      //TextBoxSearch in DataGrid
    {
        if (dgMaterial.SelectedColumn == dgMaterialSeriennr)     //DataGrid Column 
        {
            dgMaterialSeriennr.SearchFilter = GetSeriennrFilter();    //Set filter 
        }
        else if (dgMaterial.SelectedColumn == dgMaterialLagerorte)
        {
            dgMaterialLagerorte.SearchFilter = GetLagerorteFilter();    //Set filter 
        }
    }       
    return result;
}
```

```csharp
public virtual string GetSeriennrFilter()
{
    var filter = "bestand > 0 AND seriennr.status <> 10";
    
    if (SelectedMaterialRow != null)
    {
        filter += string.Format(" AND seriennr.art_nr = '{0}' AND bestand_detail.lager_nr = {1}", SelectedMaterialRow.art_nr, SelectedMaterialRow.lager_nr);
    }
    
    return filter;
}
```

The following method can be found in wndTermin and it shows the IteamSearching approach for DataPanel Controls (xTextBoxSearch).

```csharp
public override bool ItemSearching(FrameworkElement sourceControl)
{
    if (sourceControl == tbsGPNr)    //DataPanel Control
    {
        var persTyp = _context.pers_typ ?? 0;
        if (persTyp != 0)
            tbsGPNr.SearchFilter = string.Format("perstyp = {0}", persTyp);
    }

    return base.ItemSearching(sourceControl);
}
```

## ItemSearched \[deprecated]

{% hint style="danger" %}
This no longer exists in v16+.

Please look at for the changes [ItemChanged](/documentation/framework/window-handling-object/itemchanging.md#itemchanged).

For SearchType="BrowseFile" functionality we now use the [xFileBrowse](/documentation/framework/controls/xfilebrowse-v16+.md) control.
{% endhint %}

At this point, the search-action has already taken place.

```csharp
public override void ItemSearched(FrameworkElement sourceControl, xSqlResult result)
{
    base.ItemSearched(sourceControl, result);
    
    var textBoxSearch = sourceControl as xTextBoxSearch;
    if (textBoxSearch == null) return;

    if (sourceControl.Name == dgMaterialSeriennr.Name)    //DataGrid Column 
    {
        SetSerriennr(textBoxSearch.ResultRow);    //Set filter 
    }            
    return result;
}
```

The following method can be found in wndTermin and it shows the IteamSearched approach for DataPanel Controls (xTextBoxSearch).

```csharp
public override void ItemSearched(FrameworkElement sourceControl, xSqlResult result)
{
    base.ItemSearched(sourceControl, result);
    
    xTextBoxSearch textBoxSearch = sourceControl as xTextBoxSearch;
    if (textBoxSearch == null) return;
    
    if (textBoxSearch == tbsSerienNrSearch)     //DataPanel Control 
    {
        OnSerienNrSearched(textBoxSearch);
        SelectSerienNrColumn();
    }
}
```


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