Multi-criteria search in 4D for iOS

We know that you’ve been waiting for this feature for quite a while now … well the wait is over! With 4D v17 R4, multi-criteria search is now available in 4D for iOS!

After selecting your list form template, simply drop multiple fields into the search area to activate multi-criteria search. When specifying multiple values for the same field, an OR operator is used behind the scenes.
 
As shown in the picture below, you can easily edit your search area and remove fields by clicking on the button to make the field list appear.
 
 
If you’ve already built custom templates and want to activate this feature, you’ll need to modify your existing svg file and replace the search class from “droppable field optional” to “droppable field optional multi-criteria”.
 
<rect id="search" class="droppable field optional multi-criteria" x="14" y="0" width="238" height="30" stroke-dasharray="5,2" ios:type="0,1,2,4,8,9,11,25,35" ios:bind="searchableField"/>
 
You’re now able to run search operations based on multiple fields and display filtered content in your generated 4D for iOS app. Happy searching !
 
 
David Azancot
• 4D for iOS Product Owner •David Azancot joined the 4D Product team as a Product Owner in 2017. He's in charge of writing the user stories and translating them into functional specifications. His role also includes making sure that feature implementations meet customers' needs.David graduated with an MBA in Marketing, Internet and Mobility from the Leonard De Vinci Institute and began his career in 2011 with a mobile start-up company, later acquired by Madvertise (a mobile marketing group). Passionate about mobile interfaces, he was the natural choice to develop interactive mobile ad formats for the group in 2015. In parallel, David has been developing his own iOS and Android applications since 2012.