One additional query though, is there a way to refresh the searchoptions dropdown list on the filtertoolbar after it is initiated (like how you can do recreateForm: true in the pager edit/add options).

The code :

is wrong. You put searchoptions and stype as part of editoptions which is not correct. Please look the documentation and examples.

Regards

Could someone please explain how to use the dataUrl in conjunction with the filterToolbar. My aim is to get a dropdown box on the filter toolbar which is dynamically loaded from an ajax request. This is fine for editoptions{} and pulls the data correctly.

The problem is that the filter toolbar field always displays a normal textbox. However if i used searchoptions {value:... } then it is fine. It just doesnt seem to work with dataUrl. Am i missing something please? Is this a bug in the system as i think i have followed documentation thoroughly. Any guidance will be appreciated. Thank you.

An example column in colmodel is this:

The Column:

{name:"category_id_link",index:"c.id",editable:true,edittype:"select",width:140,sortable:false,search:true, editoptions:{
    dataUrl:"jqGrid/actions/selectbox/sb_menu_categories.php",
    stype:'select',
    style:'width:95%',
    surl:"jqGrid/actions/selectbox/sb_menu_categories.php",
    searchoptions:{
        dataUrl:"jqGrid/actions/selectbox/sb_menu_categories.php"
    }
}},

The Pager:

$("#menugridlist").jqGrid('navGrid','#menugridpager', {search:false}, //options
    {height:'auto',width:'auto',reloadAfterSubmit:false, recreateForm: true}, // edit options
    {height:'auto',width:'auto',reloadAfterSubmit:false, recreateForm: true}, // add options
    {reloadAfterSubmit:false}, // del options
    {jqModal:false}, // search options
    {height:250,jqModal:false,closeOnEscape:true} // view options
);

The Filter Toolbar:

$("#menugridlist").jqGrid('filterToolbar',{stringResult: true,searchOnEnter : false});