The column's filter button is displayed on the column's caption. The DisplayFilterPattern property determines whether the column's filter window includes the pattern field. Use the FilterOnType property to enable the Filter-On-Type feature, that allows you to filter the control's data based on the characters you type.

Use the DisplayFilterDate property to include a date selector to the column's drop down filter window. Use the FilterBarDropDownHeight to specify the height of the drop down filter window. Use the FilterBarDropDownWidth property to specify the width of the drop down filter window.  Use the FilterBarHeight property to specify the height of the filter bar header. Use the FilterList property to specify the list of items being included in the column's drop down filter list. Use the FilterInclude property to specify whether the child items should be included to the list when the user applies the filter. Use the FilterCriteria property to filter items using the AND, OR and NOT operators. Use the CustomFilter property to define you custom filters. Use the ShowFilter method to show programmatically the column's drop down filter window.

The FilterBarPromptVisible property specifies whether the filter prompt is visible or hidden. The filter prompt feature allows you to filter the items as you type while the filter bar is visible on the bottom part of the list area. The Filter prompt feature allows at runtime filtering data on hidden columns too.