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StringFilterCellComponent
Updated on Oct 31, 2025
Represents a filter cell component for filtering of string columns. See the article about the built-in filter components.
html
<kendo-grid-column field="ProductName" title="Product Name">
  <ng-template kendoGridFilterCellTemplate let-filter let-column="column">
    <kendo-grid-string-filter-cell
      [column]="column"
      [filter]="filter">
    </kendo-grid-string-filter-cell>
 </ng-template>
</kendo-grid-column>Selector
kendo-grid-string-filter-cell
Inputs
| Name | Type | Default | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| column | 
 | Sets the column for this filter. | |
| filter | 
 | The current root filter. | |
| filterDelay | 
 | 
 | Sets the delay time in milliseconds before the filter value is submitted.
A value of  | 
| operator | 
 | 
 | Sets the default filter operator. | 
| placeholder | 
 | The placeholder text for the filter input. | |
| showOperators | 
 | 
 | Determines if the drop-down filter operators are displayed. | 
Fields
| Name | Type | Default | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| currentFilter | 
 | Gets the current filter for the column field. | |
| currentOperator | 
 | Gets the current filter operator for the column field. |