Searching Data

You can search for a string in the control and specify options such as the case, exact match, wild cards, cell range to search, and the order to search in. You can search cell text, cell tags, or formulas.

You can use the Search method to find items in code.

Using Code

The following example uses the Search method.

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private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[5, 4].Text = "test"; gcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate(); } private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { int colfound; int rowfound; int sheetfound; string foundstring; colfound = 0; rowfound = 0; sheetfound = 0; gcSpreadSheet1.SheetCount = 2; //gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", out rowfound, out colfound); //gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, out rowfound, out colfound); //gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, out rowfound, out colfound); //gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, out rowfound, out colfound); //gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, out rowfound, out colfound); //gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, out rowfound, out colfound); //gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, 7, 7, out rowfound, out colfound); //gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, 1, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, 7, 7, out sheetfound, out rowfound, out colfound); gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, 0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, 7, 7, out sheetfound, out rowfound, out colfound, out foundstring); listBox1.Items.Add(colfound.ToString()); gcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate(); }

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private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[5, 4].Text = "test";
gcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate();                      
        }
private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
int colfound;
int rowfound;
int sheetfound;
string foundstring;
colfound = 0;
rowfound = 0;
sheetfound = 0;
gcSpreadSheet1.SheetCount = 2;
//gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", out rowfound, out colfound);
//gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, out rowfound, out colfound);
//gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, out rowfound, out colfound);
//gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, out rowfound, out colfound);
//gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, out rowfound, out colfound);
//gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, out rowfound, out colfound);
//gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, 7, 7, out rowfound, out colfound);
//gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, 1, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, 7, 7, out sheetfound, out rowfound, out colfound);
gcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, 0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, 7, 7, out sheetfound, out rowfound, out colfound, out foundstring);
listBox1.Items.Add(colfound.ToString());
gcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate();
        }

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Private Sub Window_Loaded(sender As System.Object, e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Loaded GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(5, 4).Text = "test" GcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate() End Sub Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Dim colfound As Integer Dim rowfound As Integer Dim sheetfound As Integer Dim foundstring As String colfound = 0 rowfound = 0 sheetfound = 0 foundstring = "" GcSpreadSheet1.SheetCount = 2 'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", rowfound, colfound) 'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, rowfound, colfound) 'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, rowfound, colfound) 'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, rowfound, colfound) 'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, rowfound, colfound) 'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, rowfound, colfound) 'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, 7, 7, rowfound, colfound) 'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, 1, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, 7, 7, sheetfound, rowfound, colfound) GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, 0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, 7, 7, sheetfound, rowfound, colfound, foundstring) ListBox1.Items.Add(colfound.ToString()) GcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate() End Sub

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Private Sub Window_Loaded(sender As System.Object, e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Loaded
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(5, 4).Text = "test"
GcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate()
End Sub
    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim colfound As Integer
Dim rowfound As Integer
Dim sheetfound As Integer
Dim foundstring As String
colfound = 0
rowfound = 0
sheetfound = 0
foundstring = ""
GcSpreadSheet1.SheetCount = 2
'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", rowfound, colfound)
'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, rowfound, colfound)
'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, rowfound, colfound)
'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, rowfound, colfound)
'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, rowfound, colfound)
'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, rowfound, colfound)
'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, 7, 7, rowfound, colfound)
'GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, 1, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, 7, 7, sheetfound, rowfound, colfound)
GcSpreadSheet1.Search(0, 0, "test", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFlags.ExactMatch, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchOrder.ZOrder, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SearchFoundFlags.CellText, GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SheetArea.Cells, 0, 0, 7, 7, sheetfound, rowfound, colfound, foundstring)
ListBox1.Items.Add(colfound.ToString())
GcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate()
    End Sub