# \[Solved\] Search box for list items in thunkable x

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-search-box-for-list-items-in-thunkable-x/50835>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** solved, listview, search\
**Created:** [October 7, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-search-box-for-list-items-in-thunkable-x/50835 "2018-10-07T21:50:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Farshad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/farshad/32/27108_2.png) [@Farshad](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Farshad)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-search-box-for-list-items-in-thunkable-x/50835/1 "2018-10-07T21:50:25Z")

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Hi  
I am new on thunkable  
I want build app like this ⬇

I make list but I cant make search box

or is there any way to save a ex excel or Googlesheet file in the app as an offline one, without having to be Internet, with ability to search between cells.  
Thank you for helping me 🙏

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**Author:** ![AcrobatEpee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/acrobatepee/32/26336_2.png) [@AcrobatEpee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/AcrobatEpee)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-search-box-for-list-items-in-thunkable-x/50835/2 "2018-10-07T22:05:09Z")

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Hey !

Create a textinput, and compare the text in the textinput to the “item” of the listviewer 🙂

Nice day 🙂

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**Author:** ![Farshad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/farshad/32/27108_2.png) [@Farshad](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Farshad)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2018, 9:21am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-search-box-for-list-items-in-thunkable-x/50835/3 "2018-10-08T09:21:03Z")

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Thanks  
But with which block in platform x can compare item with textinput?

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**Author:** ![AcrobatEpee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/acrobatepee/32/26336_2.png) [@AcrobatEpee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/AcrobatEpee)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2018, 10:23am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-search-box-for-list-items-in-thunkable-x/50835/4 "2018-10-08T10:23:04Z")

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Are you talking about in the listviewer ? If yes, just compare the “item” block of the “when list viewer cliked” to the textinput.

If not, there is a block called “in list search for first occurence item” or something similar, check it out 🙂

Nice day ! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Farshad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/farshad/32/27108_2.png) [@Farshad](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Farshad)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-search-box-for-list-items-in-thunkable-x/50835/5 "2018-10-28T19:13:23Z")

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Please explain more about how to do it I don’t understand🙏

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**Author:** ![AcrobatEpee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/acrobatepee/32/26336_2.png) [@AcrobatEpee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/AcrobatEpee)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-search-box-for-list-items-in-thunkable-x/50835/6 "2018-10-28T20:00:26Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/2/2/22be941384d7cd0e96bf803fe3e3a30250c7d759.png)

[https://x.thunkable.com/projects/5bd612b85f1a8335457df7b4/TextInput1/blocks](https://x.thunkable.com/projects/5bd612b85f1a8335457df7b4/TextInput1/blocks)

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**Author:** ![Farshad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/farshad/32/27108_2.png) [@Farshad](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Farshad)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-search-box-for-list-items-in-thunkable-x/50835/7 "2018-10-28T20:22:06Z")

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Thank you very much  
You really helped me a lot @AcrobatEpee  
🙏🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 9:22am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-search-box-for-list-items-in-thunkable-x/50835/8 "2018-12-18T09:22:32Z")

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Hi @Farshad, you can also take a look at this example:

> [@Making a Search Bar](http://community.thunkable.com/t/making-a-search-bar/60939):
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> Note: This tutorial was updated in June 2020 to reflect the new [when Text Input Changes](https://docs.thunkable.com/text-input#changes) block, which makes adding a search bar to your app much easier! This post will talk about creating a search bar for your app. Search Bars are great if you have a lot of text items or List Viewer options that you want to make available to the user without having a lot of items on the Screen at once. This post will describe how to make a search bar with a search button and a search bar that updates automatic…

hope it helps!

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**Author:** ![Farshad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/farshad/32/27108_2.png) [@Farshad](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Farshad)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-search-box-for-list-items-in-thunkable-x/50835/9 "2019-01-18T03:00:33Z")

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Thanks it’s perfect 🌸🌸

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**Author:** ![studiosvanesa3r0mq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@studiosvanesa3r0mq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/studiosvanesa3r0mq)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-search-box-for-list-items-in-thunkable-x/50835/10 "2020-03-05T11:17:45Z")

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Estoy haciendo esto y me devuelve en número de item

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**Author:** ![studiosvanesa3r0mq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@studiosvanesa3r0mq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/studiosvanesa3r0mq)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-search-box-for-list-items-in-thunkable-x/50835/11 "2020-03-05T11:50:38Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/9/b/9bbae9c7b12c6bb2532616e6b8e240517cc78e4d.jpeg)

Me gusta más el resultado con estos bloques

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-search-box-for-list-items-in-thunkable-x/50835/12 "2024-11-08T11:40:35Z")

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