Is there anyway to validate the search field (I'm using custom search) before sending request to server? Validation is working fine with row editing and adding mode. Let say I want to search column price and error message should occur when user enters a text in search field.

If search returns no data, I want to post a message on the screen. I see no events in search funtion that can get the server response. The onClose event happened when the search box is closed, but I dont know how to get the server response from this.

Another question, I've tried to use gridResize but it's not working,  everything esle is working just fine, I see no resize icon in bottom right corner. Please take a look at my code below:

jQuery("#list").jqGrid('gridResize',{minWidth:350,maxWidth:800,minHeight:80, maxHeight:350});