Search form | BFG Admin Documentation

This is a form containing inputs with the signature of the search query string. Additionally, it generates custom build options. It's a separate component of the delegate class \Admin\Delegates\SearchForm. The delegate also includes assistants like inDefault for building ready-made tables.

use App\Admin\Delegates\SearchForm;

return $page->card(
	$card->search_form(
		$searchForm->id(),
		...,
		$searchForm->at(),
	),
)
//OR
return $page->card(
	$card->search_form(
		$searchForm->inDefault(
			...,
		),
	),
)

For convenient searching, a small set of inputs is supported. Each input inherits the functionality of form inputs and therefore works almost identically to them. However, there's a distinction: after the input name and its label, the third parameter indicates the type of comparison or the function that will process the builder.

When a property or method starts with in_[input method]_*, a magical addition occurs, allowing you to specify a name in the model or property name, such as in_input_name. If this is a method, then the first parameter will be the label setting, like so: ->in_input_name('Name of row', string|callable $condition).

Supported fields

input - A simple text field. Default type: =%.
email - Text field for entering email. Default type: =%.
number - A field for selecting a number. Default type: =.
numeric - A field for entering a number. Default type: =.
amount - Amount input field. Default type: >=.
switcher - Switch between states. Default type: =.
date_range - Date range selection field. Default type: between.
date_time_range - Date and time range selection field. Default type: between.
date - Date selection field. Default type: >=.
date_time - Date and time selection field. Default type: >=.
time - Time selection field. The default type is =.
icon - FontAwesome icon selection field. Default type: =%.
color - Color selection field. Default type: =.
select - Dropdown list. Default type: =.
multi_select - Multiple selection. Default type: in.
select_tags - Multiple entry options. Default type: in.
checks - Fields with checkboxes. Default type: in.
radios - Fields with radio buttons. Default type: =.

Comparison Types

= - Equal to input value
!= - Not equal to input value
>= - Greater than or equal to input value
<= - Less than or equal to input value
> - More input value
< - Less input value
%= - Search starts with input value
=% - The search term ends with the input value
%=% - Search may contain an input value
null - Lookup must be null
not_null - Search must not be null
in - Search must contain one of the options
not_in - Search must not contain any of the options
between - The search must be between the input value
not_between - The search must not be between the input value

Custom comparison

You can define your own input behavior by passing a Closure instead of the comparison type:

$card->search_form(
	$searchForm->input('name', 'Search by name', function ($builder, $value, $key) {
		return $builder->where('name', 'like', '%' . $value . '%');
	}),
)

Last modified: 10 May 2024