NSSearchFieldCellMBS.cancelButtonCell as NSButtonCellMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Cocoa Controls	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	22.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

The button cell used to display the cancel-button image.

(Read and Write property)

NSSearchFieldCellMBS.maximumRecents as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Cocoa Controls	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	22.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

The maximum number of search strings that can appear in the search menu.

The value of this property must be between 0 and 254. Specifying a negative value for the property sets it to the default value, which is 10. Specifying a value greater than 254 sets the property to 254.
When the maximum number of search strings is exceeded, the oldest search string on the menu is dropped.
(Read and Write property)

NSSearchFieldCellMBS.recentsAutosaveName as String

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Cocoa Controls	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	22.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

The autosave name under which the search field automatically saves the list of recent search strings.

The autosave name is used as a key in the standard user defaults to save the recent searches. If you specify nil or an empty string for this parameter, no autosave name is set and searches are not automatically saved.
(Read and Write property)

NSSearchFieldCellMBS.searchButtonCell as NSButtonCellMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Cocoa Controls	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	22.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

The button cell used to display the search-button image.

(Read and Write property)

NSSearchFieldCellMBS.searchMenuTemplate as NSMenuMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Cocoa Controls	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	22.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

The menu object used to dynamically construct the search field’s pop-up icon menu.

The cell looks for the tag constants described in Menu tags to determine how to populate the menu with items related to recent searches. For an example of how you might set up the search menu template, see Configuring a Search Menu:
https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/SearchFields/Articles/MenuTemplate.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20002245
(Read and Write property)

NSSearchFieldCellMBS.sendsSearchStringImmediately as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Cocoa Controls	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	22.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

A Boolean value indicating whether the cell calls its action method immediately when an appropriate action occurs.

When the value of this property is true, the cell calls its action method immediately upon notification of any changes to the search field. When the value is NO, the cell pauses briefly after receiving a notification and then calls its action method. Pausing gives the user an opportunity to type more text into the search field and minimize the number of searches that are performed.
(Read and Write property)

NSSearchFieldCellMBS.sendsWholeSearchString as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
property	Cocoa Controls	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	22.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

A Boolean value indicating whether the cell calls its search action method when the user clicks the search button (or presses Return) or after each keystroke.

When the value of this property is true, the cell calls its action method when the user clicks the search button or presses Return. When the value is false, the cell calls the action method after each keystroke. The default value of this property is false.
(Read and Write property)