How to get jqGrid current search criteria?

Question

I need to get the exact same thing the jqGrid passes on the GET/POST _search parameter.

How can I do this?

Answer 1

Just to close this question I did this this the following line:

grid.getGridParam("postData").filters;

With this I get the filter expression the jqGrid generates when we're applying filters on its data.

Answer 2

$('#myGrid').getGridParam("postData").filters;

will give you a string (i don't know why string. why not JSON)

"{"groupOp":"AND","rules":[{"field":"Name","op":"bw","data":"a"}]}" 

rules have the search criteria. If i have multiple search criteria, all would be there

"{"groupOp":"AND","rules":[{"field":"Name","op":"bw","data":"a"},{"field":"Description","op":"bw","data":"d"}]}" 

Answer 3

var search = grid.getGridParam("postData").search;

...works for me.