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QuickFilter

The QuickFilter object provides access to information about the quick filter state in a tab. It’s returned by the Tab.quickfilter property.

Property Name	Return Type	Description
<default value>	string	Returns the current filter string, if any.
autoclear	bool	Returns True if the auto-clear mode is set in Preferences.
autostar	bool	Returns True if the auto-star mode is set in Preferences.
disable	bool	Returns True if the filter is disabled.
easymode	bool	Returns True if easy mode is selected.
filter	string	Returns the current filter string.
flatview	bool	Returns True if folder filtering in flatview is on.
hidealldirs	bool	Returns True if all folders are being hidden.
hideallfiles	bool	Returns True if all files are being hidden.
overrideflatview	bool	(Legacy flag.) Returns True if folder filtering in flatview is overrriden. Use the flatview flag to find out if it is actually on or off.
partial	bool	Returns True if partial matching is enabled.
realtime	bool	Returns True if realtime filtering is enabled.
regex	bool	Returns True if regular expression mode is enabled.
showalldirs	bool	Returns True if all folders are being shown.
showallfiles	bool	Returns True if all files are being shown.
showeverything	bool	Returns True if Show Everything mode is on, which overrides (almost) all filtering.