Restrict jqGrid columns eligible for searching?

Question

Is there a way you can restrict which grid columns are eligible for searching on using the jqGrid search navigation bar feature?

In other words, specify that only 3 of your 5 columns will appear in the field list on the Find bar.

Answer 1

According to the search configuration docs, you can use the search colModel option to indicate whether a field can be eligible for searching:

search - boolean - Determines if the field can be searched.