The question is a bit confusing / ambiguous, but it looks like you are trying to Get search / filter settings from the grid, if any is set.

If this is so, just look at grid.p.postdata object. Depending on which search / filter method was used (simple, multiple, tabbar) the settings will be laid out in different way. On top of that, if the format is different based on true or false on stringResult property set for the search.

Example of “multiple search” format is here:

/jqgridwiki/doku.php?id=wiki:advanced_searching

Hope this is a right start for your search.

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I was just wondering if there was a 'filters' property I could access that would give me the filters that are currently in use. I hope that is clear.

That's what I meant in my earlier post: you don't need a “function” or a “property” The filter data is stored in the postdata property in the grid. Just read it directly ( take a look at $('#gtid_id')[0].p.postdata in FireBug after setting the filters ) or use the jqGrid plug in that reads postdata.