Filter Control for ASP.NET AJAX

Creating an easy-to-use filtering UI is crucial for those needing to deliver solutions that must retrieve data using complex filter conditions. In general, data-aware controls only allow a single condition per field or don't provide comprehensive filter condition lists. As such, if you want to allow your end-users to filter data without any limitations, you have two solutions, each with its own disadvantages. The first is force users to provide a filter string by entering it into a memo editor, which they aren't always capable of doing. The second of course is to provide patches to your application each time specifications change.

The new DevExpress ASP.NET Filter Editor was specifically designed to address these issues. It does not require any SQL syntax and doesn't have any limitations regarding filter condition complexity. To make filtering even easier for end-users, this control automatically suggests conditions and possible filter values for each individual field.

ASPxGridView end-users can also take advantage of the grid's embedded Filter Editor – via a single click on the control's Filter Bar.

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