Type Ahead or Auto Suggest for textbox controls in XUI

Question

We are developing some new XUI dialogs that include numerous textbox controls. Some of those textbox controls have restricted lists of valid values that may be entered by the user. Because some of the lists of valid values are extremely long (several hundered values), we are seeking to implement logic that will capture the initial letters typed by the user and then auto-complete the entry when the data typed by the user matches one of the values in the list of valid values. A common example of the type of behavior we are looking for can be found in search field of Google.

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Regards, Tom.

ClayHelberg · Answer

Hi Tom-- I'd recommend trying a with type="simple" and sorted="true".Then, add a child for each of the valid values. When the userstarts typing a value, the list of choices shown will scroll to theitem(s) that start with whatever they user has typed. The downside is that this configuration won't prevent a user fromentering a value that's not valid. You might have to add somepost-process checking (e.g. a focusout event listener) for invalidvalues or something along those lines. You could certainly develop the kind of customization you describe, butit would require a bit more custom programming. The approach outlinedabove gets you something similar with very little custom code. --Clay Clay HelbergSenior Consultant TerraXML1380 Forest Park Circle, Suite 100Lafayette, CO 80027

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