SearchForValueListItemsEx Method

Description

Searches for value list items in the specified value list

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function SearchForValueListItemsEx( _ ByVal ValueList As Long, _ ByVal SearchConditions As SearchConditions, _ Optional ByVal UpdateFromServer As Boolean = False, _ Optional ByVal RefreshTypeIfExternalValueList As MFExternalDBRefreshType = MFExternalDBRefreshTypeNone, _ Optional ByVal ReplaceCurrentUserWithCallersIdentity As Boolean = True _ ) As ValueListItemSearchResults

Visual Basic

Public Function SearchForValueListItemsEx( _
   ByVal ValueList As Long, _
   ByVal SearchConditions As SearchConditions, _
   Optional ByVal UpdateFromServer As Boolean = False, _
   Optional ByVal RefreshTypeIfExternalValueList As MFExternalDBRefreshType = MFExternalDBRefreshTypeNone, _
   Optional ByVal ReplaceCurrentUserWithCallersIdentity As Boolean = True _
) As ValueListItemSearchResults

Parameters

ValueList

The value list the items of which to search for.

SearchConditions

The search conditions to be used.

UpdateFromServer

If this is set to "true", the search operation is always carried out on the server-side.

RefreshTypeIfExternalValueList

Value	Description
MFExternalDBRefreshTypeFull	The full refresh updates all the changes. This operation can take several minutes.
MFExternalDBRefreshTypeNone	No refresh is performed.
MFExternalDBRefreshTypeQuick	The quick refresh searches for new items and imports them to M-Files.

Specifies how, if at all, external value lists are updated for this operation.

ReplaceCurrentUserWithCallersIdentity

When using M-Files API in client mode, the "ReplaceCurrentUserWithCallersIdentity" parameter must always be set to true.