Smart search results count

It should be global static SearchContext? All properties are null.

Hi Alexander,

Check with SearchHelper, you get the counts using this.

// Search Result
DataSet results = SearchHelper.Search(parameters);
int numberOfResults = parameters.NumberOfResults;

Thanks

Happy to help you

Hi, Prashant!
What is the parameters value? In the SearchResults control it is defined, but when I import it I have no access.

Hi Alexander,

Parameters value type of Search parameters

        //   parameters:
        //   Search parameters
        //
        // Returns:
        //     DataSet with search results

        public static DataSet Search(SearchParameters parameters);

Thanks

It's not good to use SearchHelper.Search here, because it will perform the search process again.

Also, it's weird that CMS.Search.SearchContext.CurrentSearchResults property is empty (this property is populated inside SearchHelper.Search method in SearchResult control). I use it on my projects and it works correctly.

I would use what Anton said int count = SearchContext.CurrentSearchResults.Count; I am not 100% positive on this, but I thought if you used pagination that this count wouldn't be 100% accurate.

If you need an example of setting up search paramters, you can just look in the search results web part you are using:

SearchParameters parameters = new SearchParameters()
    {
        SearchFor = searchCondition,
        SearchSort = PredictiveSearchSort,
        Path = PredictiveSearchPath,
        ClassNames = PredictiveSearchDocumentTypes,
        CurrentCulture = PredictiveSearchCultureCode,
        DefaultCulture = CultureHelper.GetDefaultCultureCode(SiteContext.CurrentSiteName),
        CombineWithDefaultCulture = PredictiveSearchCombineWithDefaultCulture,
        CheckPermissions = PredictiveSearchCheckPermissions,
        SearchInAttachments = false,
        User = MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser,
        SearchIndexes = PredictiveSearchIndexes,
        StartingPosition = 0,
        DisplayResults = PredictiveSearchMaxResults,
        NumberOfProcessedResults = 100 > PredictiveSearchMaxResults ? PredictiveSearchMaxResults : 100,
        NumberOfResults = 0,
        AttachmentWhere = null,
        AttachmentOrderBy = null,
        BlockFieldOnlySearch = PredictiveSearchBlockFieldOnlySearch,
    };

Prashant and Zachary, thank you for your answers. I don't think an example with parameters is suitable in my case. I saw how it is defined in the Kentico native SearchResult control. But I'm using something like this:

<cms:SearchDialog ID="SearchDialog1" runat="server" />

<cms:SearchResults ID="SearchResults1" runat="server" IgnoreTransformations="True">
   <ItemTemplate>
      ...
   </ItemTemplate>
</cms:SearchResults>

So in my aspx.cs file I have no access to parameters. If I want to execute the code below I have to make the second request to he database, as Anton said too.

DataSet results = SearchHelper.Search(parameters);
int numberOfResults = parameters.NumberOfResults;

I think I should check parameters of my Kentico, and find why this code does not work.

CMS.Search.SearchContext.CurrentSearchResults

Or copy SearchResult control and try to make some property with size.

Well, Anton, how could I be so stupid!
This code works fine CMS.Search.SearchContext.CurrentSearchResults
I tried to get this value in the wrong place, where context was empty.
Now I get it on the OnOnSearchCompleted event of SearchResults.