Tree menu: iTree Pro-XQ Powertree: Search facility

Setting up the search box

If the search facility is switched on, the search box and one or two accompanying submit buttons will appear at the top of the applet. There are parameters for adjusting the position, size, fonts and colours of these components. You can also customise the text labels prefixing the query box and appearing on the button(s).
Overview of functions. The search facility can be defined to have 5 different functions as follows.
1. Search for next occurrence in current tab. The applet will search for the next menu entry in the current tab which contains the search string. If found, the next such entry will be centered and highlighted. Folders may be opened (or closed) as necessary to view the entry.
2. Extract all matches from current tab. All matches will be extracted and placed into a newly constructed hierarchical list of results in a specified new tab. Information about the search (such as number of results and search terms) may optionally be displayed.
3. Search all tabs for next occurrence. If found, the next such entry will be centered and highlighted. Folders may be opened (or closed) as necessary to view the entry. The search cycles through all tabs.
4. Load new index. The search concept is tagged onto the end of a URL you specify using the searchURL parameter. This URL is then used to request a new index from the server. Typically the URL will be a user-defined server-side script which dynamically generates a new index based on the contents of the search box. The search box contents don't need to be a search string - they could also be a user ID or password generating an index specific to the user or their security level. The index generated in this way is loaded into the tab specified by the searchtab parameter.
5. Display conventional search results. The search concept is tagged into the end of a URL you specify using the searchURL parameter. This URL is then used to generate an HTML search-results page using any typical industry search engine on the server. The resulting HTML page is displayed in the browser frame specified by the searchframe parameter. As above, this facility could also be used to accept user ID's or passwords, rather than search concepts.

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