Hi Udayan,

For this problem, I've made my own sample that can be used as workaround for this matter. In my sample, I search the value in onkeydown client side event. I compared the keycode with cell's value of specific column. Then after I found the same value, I just simply select the row. I also attach my sample here. Hope this helps.

Regards,

Bernard

Thanks Bernard! This solution is great. I am marking it as the solution.

But I am struggling with a small issue here. When I am typing say 'a' twice, it checks the first row and then goes to the next row. I donot want to check the row unless I explicitly click and check the row. Is there a property that I need to set to make sure the rows are checked only when I click it?

Please let me know.

Thanks

Udayan 

Hi Udayan,

Unfortunately, there's no property to make sure the rows are checked when you click it. However, you can make validation to check if there's a selected row by using this code

if(WebGrid1.GetSelectedObject() != null)

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Bernard

Hi Bernard,

I was able to solve this problem with your help. I appreciate your inputs. The solution fails when the column starts with characters like '%' or '#' Since we are doing it on key-press event, when I hold shift key, this event gets fired.

Please let me know a work-around.

Thanks

Udayan

Hi Udayan,

Sorry for the late responses. This problem can be solved if we using onkeypress event in some control but WebGrid doesn't have that event. From what I read, onkeypress event doesn't detect esc, ctrl, alt, and shift key. But still we can use OnKeyDown event and I've made work around that might be help you to solve this matter.

Here's the code:

function KeyDown(controlId, tblName, rowIndex, cellIndex)
{
    var WebGrid1 = ISGetObject(controlId);
    var key; //parameter to search
    //escape shift key to trigger this event
    if(event.keyCode == 16)
        return false;
    //initial value
    var flag = false;
    key = String.fromCharCode(event.keyCode).toLowerCase();
    if (!(parseInt(event.keyCode) > 64 && parseInt(event.keyCode) < 91))
    {
        //check if shift key is being pressed or no
        if(event.shiftKey)
        {
            switch(key)
            {
                //you can add the special character here
                case '1':
                    key = "!";
                    break;
                case '2':
                    key = "@";
                    break;
            }
        }
    }
    //search loop
    for (var i = WebGrid1.GetSelectedObject().rowIndex + 1; i < WebGrid1.RootTable.GetRowsCount(); i++)
    {
        if (key == WebGrid1.RootTable.GetRow(i).GetCell(0).Text.toString().substring(0, 1).toLowerCase())
        {
            WebGrid1.RootTable.GetRow(i).Select();
            flag = true;
            break;
        }
    }
    if (flag == false)
    {
        for (var i = 0; i < WebGrid1.GetSelectedObject().rowIndex; i++)
        {
            if (key == WebGrid1.RootTable.GetRow(i).GetCell(0).Text.toString().substring(0, 1).toLowerCase())
            {
                WebGrid1.RootTable.GetRow(i).Select();
                flag = true;
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    return true;
}

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Bernard