Persist RadAutoCompleteBox text

[Shweta]

  I want to persist the autoCompleteBox text after clicking outside of it.Is it possible? If yes, how?

[Princy]

Hi shewta,

I guess that you want to show the text in the RadAutoCompleteBox after clicking outside. The default behavior of the control is that it will persist after clicking outside the RadAutoCompleteBox. Please check this online demo and try to replicate the issue in this demo.

Thanks,
Princy.

[Shweta]

Hi Princy,

I want to persist the search text that I will write , not the selected text.

[Plamen]

Hello,

Here is the code that worked correctly at my side:

    <script type="text/javascript">
        Telerik.Web.UI.RadAutoCompleteBox.prototype._populateDropDown = function (data, itemsRendered, renderShowAllButton) {
            var dropDown = this._dropDown,
                resultCount = data.length;

            if (data.length) {
                dropDown.populate(data, itemsRendered);

                if (!this.get_enableClientFiltering()) {
                    dropDown.open(this._getDropDownPositionInfo());
                }
            } else {
                this.clear();
            }
        }
    </script>

<div>
    <telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox runat="server" ID="RadAutoCompleteBox1" AllowCustomEntry="true" InputType="Text">
    </telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox>
</div>

hope this will help you solve the issue.

Regards,
Plamen
Telerik