Type ahead dropdown box

[Peter]

Does anyone know of a good dropdown WebForm control that works like the
Windows Forms dropdown control with type ahead feature, Where user can type
in a value and it automatically displays the like values in the listbox, or
user can click on the down arrow to bring a list of all items? I have found
controls but they either do no let you type in the box or there is no
down-arrow to click to display all of the items in the listbox, just like
the Windows Forms dropdown box or you have to buy a huge library. I just
need the single control.


Thanks


Peter

 

[Walter Wang [MSFT]]

Hi Peter,

Do you mean a customized DropDownList which can select item by typing in it
(when it has focus)? Maybe you can check out following control:
http://www.dotnetjohn.com/articles.aspx?articleid=215

Hope this helps. Please feel free to post here if anything is unclear.

Sincerely,
Walter Wang ([email protected], remove 'online.')
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[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

Here's a really nice free one you should definitely look into:
http://www.metabuilders.com/Tools/ComboBox.aspx

 

[Peter]

Hi Peter,

Do you mean a customized DropDownList which can select item by typing in
it
(when it has focus)? Maybe you can check out following control:
http://www.dotnetjohn.com/articles.aspx?articleid=215

Hope this helps. Please feel free to post here if anything is unclear.

Sincerely,
Walter Wang ([email protected], remove 'online.')
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Sorry! I forgot to mention that it has to be .NET 1.1

 

[Walter Wang [MSFT]]

Hi Peter,

What do you think of the ComboBox Control recommended by Steve? It's
written in .NET 1.1.



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[Peter]

Here's a really nice free one you should definitely look into:
http://www.metabuilders.com/Tools/ComboBox.aspx


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Steve C. Orr
MCSD, MVP, CSM
http://SteveOrr.net

Thank you for suggestion, but this one needs some work to be usable and
right now I do not have time to work on it.
Although it works it has some quirks that make it frustrating for the user.
For instance when you stop typing in the text box the cursor goes to the
beginning of the text, when you use the back space the type ahead does not
work and it does not work in FireFox although it's not a concern for me
right now.

I hate to complain because this control is free and it has the source code
so I can change what ever I want, but I just don't have time to do that.

 

[Peter]

Sorry! I forgot to mention that it has to be .NET 1.1

I see there's a .NET 1.1 version, I will check it out,

Thank You

 

[Walter Wang [MSFT]]

Hi Peter,

I am interested in this issue. Would you mind letting me know the result of
the suggestions? If you need further assistance, feel free to let me know.
I will be more than happy to be of assistance.

Have a great day!

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Walter Wang ([email protected], remove 'online.')
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[PeterBrunone]

When you say "buy a huge library", do you mean you don't want to have to buy a suite, or you don't want to buy a control with more functionality than you need? I'm curious as to whether EasyListBox might meet your requirements...