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[Infragistics] Troy Rodda
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how to use the AutoComplete feature with a dropdown provider when the dropdown DisplayMode is set to dropdownlist
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Hello,

I have a dropdown provider in a webdatagrid. I want to use the dropdown provider as a non-editable list but also use the TypeAhead feature. I am using 'DisplayMode=DropDownlist.

Thanks,

 

 

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    Hi,

    I am trying to find a good solution for type ahead for the webdatagrid dropdownprovider as well.  I have used the suggested solution stated here by setting DisplayMode="DropDown", EnableCustomValues="false" and EnableAutoCompleteFirstMatch="true".  This sort of works.  I wouldn't say that it completely works.

    I have been able to successfully type faster than the AutoComplete finds values (testing with 50 states sorted alphabetically and about a handful of other values at the beginning and end of the dropdown list).  When clicking outside of the field after "fd" is typed for example the grid will retain "fd" in the cell.  This is not good, b/c the grid also sends this value back to the server on postbacks and retains it on a reload.  Really, in an optimal implementation the AutoComplete wouldn't let any keys be type that weren't in valid as the next value.

    Can someone please provide clarification or is a hack needed to prevent occurrances of this nature?

    Thanks, Pat.

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