Do I need "search" or "submit" for the "searchForm" property of a ListGrid?

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I've checked the functionality I mentioned in the previous comment and indeed search() is called when calling submit().

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Just for 100% clarity: the docs say the method is invoked from a submit button click of Enter keypress. But does it also fire when you manually call ...

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Thanks for the replies, I will change my code to use submit() and per-field change events.

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Hi claudiobosticco, thanks for your reply!

Looking at the documentation of "searchForm", it states:



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When looking at the Overview tab of the SearchForm documentation (I'm looking at the current on-line reference dated 2024-04-13), it says:

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Thanks for the reply! I will use the setData([]) call then, not understanding why it is unusual actually. With (dis)advantages I meant something similar...

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I understand that records retrieved might be stale as soon as they arrive, but what call/mechanism would you advice to enforce a reload of the grid via...

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As an example of the point I made above, I've changed the https://smartclient.com/smartclient-...tchOperationFS example a bit into...

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Thanks for your reply. I've read the article and I understand most of it. The client side filtering is a powerful mechanism, but I do wonder how it handles...

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Setting "neverDropUpdatedRows" for the "dataProperties" property seems to be a fix for my situation. But still wondering if my approach...

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I've just noticed that "useClientFiltering" property is also available directly on the grid and I've tried it, but that doesn't seem to mat...

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I think I've found the cause: the grid has an implicit criterion on a field which itself is not necessary in the grid so it isn't part of the data. When...