JavaScript/jQuery TreeView - Search Nodes

Searching is disabled in the TreeView UI component by default. Assign true to the searchEnabled property to display the search panel. The searchExpr property specifies which data fields should be searched. Assign an array of field names to it if you need to search several fields.

App.js
  • import React from 'react';
  •  
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  •  
  • import TreeView from 'devextreme-react/tree-view';
  •  
  • const treeViewData = [
  • { key: '1', name: 'Fruits' },
  • { key: '1_1', name: 'Apples', count: 20, parent: '1' },
  • { key: '1_2', name: 'Oranges', count: 3, parent: '1' },
  • { key: '2', name: 'Vegetables' },
  • { key: '2_1', name: 'Cucumbers', count: 15, parent: '2' },
  • { key: '2_2', name: 'Tomatoes', count: 23, parent: '2' }
  • ];
  •  
  • const searchExpr = ["count", "name"];
  • class App extends React.Component {
  • render() {
  • return (
  • <TreeView
  • dataStructure="plain"
  • dataSource={treeViewData}
  • keyExpr="key"
  • displayExpr="name"
  • parentIdExpr="parent"
  • searchEnabled={true}
  • searchExpr={searchExpr} />
  • );
  • }
  • }
  •  
  • export default App;

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When a user types a string in the input field, the TreeView suggests all nodes that contain this string. Assign 'startswith' to the searchMode property if you want the TreeView to suggest only those nodes that start with the input string.

App.js
  • import React from 'react';
  •  
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  •  
  • import TreeView from 'devextreme-react/tree-view';
  •  
  • const treeViewData = [
  • { key: '1', name: 'Fruits' },
  • { key: '1_1', name: 'Apples', count: 20, parent: '1' },
  • { key: '1_2', name: 'Oranges', count: 3, parent: '1' },
  • { key: '2', name: 'Vegetables' },
  • { key: '2_1', name: 'Cucumbers', count: 15, parent: '2' },
  • { key: '2_2', name: 'Tomatoes', count: 23, parent: '2' }
  • ];
  •  
  • const searchExpr = ["count", "name"];
  • class App extends React.Component {
  • render() {
  • return (
  • <TreeView
  • dataStructure="plain"
  • dataSource={treeViewData}
  • keyExpr="key"
  • displayExpr="name"
  • parentIdExpr="parent"
  • searchMode="startswith"
  • searchEnabled={true}
  • searchExpr={searchExpr} />
  • );
  • }
  • }
  •  
  • export default App;

You can customize the search panel by specifying the searchEditorOptions property. The following code changes the panel's default width and placeholder:

App.js
  • import React from 'react';
  •  
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  •  
  • import { TreeView, SearchEditorOptions } from 'devextreme-react/tree-view';
  •  
  • const treeViewData = [
  • { key: '1', name: 'Fruits' },
  • { key: '1_1', name: 'Apples', count: 20, parent: '1' },
  • { key: '1_2', name: 'Oranges', count: 3, parent: '1' },
  • { key: '2', name: 'Vegetables' },
  • { key: '2_1', name: 'Cucumbers', count: 15, parent: '2' },
  • { key: '2_2', name: 'Tomatoes', count: 23, parent: '2' }
  • ];
  •  
  • class App extends React.Component {
  • render() {
  • return (
  • <TreeView
  • dataStructure="plain"
  • dataSource={treeViewData}
  • keyExpr="key"
  • displayExpr="name"
  • parentIdExpr="parent"
  • searchEnabled={true}>
  • <SearchEditorOptions
  • placeholder="Type search value here..."
  • width={300}
  • />
  • </TreeView>
  • );
  • }
  • }
  •  
  • export default App;
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