Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: ListDialog.SetFilter

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ListDialog.SetFilter

Sets the current filter text.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
ListDialog	11.0	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No

MBS( "ListDialog.SetFilter"; Value { ; Placeholder } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

Value The new filter text. ""

Placeholder The placeholder text to show if there is no filter.
Set to "" if you don't want the text. "Filter" Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
Value	The new filter text.	""
Placeholder	The placeholder text to show if there is no filter. Set to "" if you don't want the text.	"Filter"	Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Sets the current filter text.
The filter will be applied next time ListDialog.ShowDialog is used.
You may want to use ListDialog.SetShowsFilter to show the filter field.

Filtering may not work with grouping well.

Examples

Set filter:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "ListDialog.SetFilter"; "New") ]

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Release notes

Version 11.0
- Added filter for ListDialog and related functions: ListDialog.GetFilter, ListDialog.GetShowsFilter, ListDialog.SetFilter and ListDialog.SetShowsFilter.

Created 21st November 2020, last changed 27th January 2021

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