open search dialog box programmatically

Question

I want to open a search dialog box programmatically in jqgrid.

as after submitting search the ajax request to the server I want to open it again but programmatically, so how can I do that?

Answer 1

One way of going about this is by forcing a .click() event on the search button.

I do it like this:

$("#search_list2").click();

Answer 2

You could try using the the fbox_ prefix and the grid's id. Suppose your jqGrid has the id myGridId then the "Advanced Search" dialog will have id="fbox_myGridId". This should then open the search box:

$("#fbox_myGridId").show();

Answer 3

Seems you can set this as an option when using the search grid of jqGrid:

$("#grid").searchGrid({ closeAfterSearch: false });

I found that here, which may relate to your question: Possible to make jqGrid Search Box Stay on Page?

You can also set this as a default for the entire grid:

$.extend($.jgrid.search, { 
    closeAfterSearch: false
});