---
title: "Search Data in Tables"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/ios/v2/cloud-scale/search/search-data-in-tables/
description: "Catalyst Search enables data searching in the indexed columns of the tables in the Data Store. It allows you to perform powerful searches through volumes of data with a single search query."
last_updated: 2025-11-19T15:07:41Z
service: Cloud Scale
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "Data Store"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/introduction
  - name: "Search"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/search-integration/introduction
  - name: "Search - API"
    url: /en/api/code-reference/cloud-scale/search/execute-search-query/#ExecuteSearchQuery
---

# Search

[Catalyst Search](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/search-integration/introduction) enables data searching in the indexed columns of the tables in the [Data Store](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/introduction). It allows you to perform powerful searches through volumes of data with a single search query.

### Search Data in Tables

The `search()` method is used for searching data in the tables in a specific pattern. Before you execute a search operation, you must construct the search pattern to pass to the `search()` method, as shown in the code syntax below:

```bash
ZCatalystApp.shared.search( searchOptions : ZCatalystSearchOptions, completion : @escaping( Result< [ String : Any ], ZCatalystError > ) -> Void )
```

**Parameters**:

* `searchOptions`: The instance of the `ZCatalystSearchOptions` class to be passed to the `search()` method.
* `completion`: If the call executes successfully, the completion block returns the data from the search results. Else, it returns an error.

You can create the instance for `searchOptions` in the following way:

```bash
ZCatalystSearchOptions(searchText: String, searchColumns : [ TableColumns ])
   .add(searchColumns : TableColumns)
   .add(displayColumns : TableColumns)
   .add(sortColumn : String, in table : String)
   TableColumns( tableName : String )
   TableColumns.add( column : String )

```

A sample code snippet of a search execution is shown below:

```bash
var searchColumns = ZCatalystSearchOptions.TableColumns( tableName : "EmployeeDetails" ) //Replace this with your table name
  	searchColumns.add( column : "Age" ) 
//Replace this with your column name
	var searchOptions = ZCatalystSearchOptions( searchText : "25", searchColumns : [ searchColumns ] ) 
//Replace this with your search text
	var displayColumns = ZCatalystSearchOptions.TableColumns( tableName : "EmployeeDetails" ) //Replace this with your table name
	displayColumns.add( column : "Age" ) 
//Replace this with your column name
	searchOptions.add(displayColumns: displayColumns)
	ZCatalystApp.shared.search( searchOptions : searchOptions) { ( result ) in
	switch result{
  		case .success( let response ) :
	   print("Response : \( response )")
	  case .error( let error ) :
   	print( "Error occurred >>> \( error )" )
	  }
	}

```