[Solved] Combo automatically selects first match no matter what is highlighted

[Cris]

Hi,

I have this Combo

 

	<telerik:RadComboBox ID="rcbContact" Runat="server" AllowCustomText="True"
	EmptyMessage="Nume persoana" EnableLoadOnDemand="True"
	HighlightTemplatedItems="True"
	ShowToggleImage="False" onitemsrequested="rcbContact_ItemsRequested" LoadingMessage="Incarca..."
	ShowDropDownOnTextboxClick="False" DropDownWidth="450px">
	<HeaderTemplate>
	<table><tr><td style="width:200px">Nume</td><td style="width:250px">Companie</td></tr></table>
	</HeaderTemplate>
	<ItemTemplate>
	<table><tr><td style="width:200px"><%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "V") %></td><td style="width:250px"><%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "CompanyName") %></td></tr></table>
	</ItemTemplate>
	</telerik:RadComboBox>

which seems to have a problem. It's made into an autocomplete box (the number of choices given lower as you type). Notice the items are templated.
The problem is that while that works (as you type the number of displayed persons is getting lower), as soon as the combo loses focus the first match is selected no matter what I had tried to select from the dropdown.

I have another identical combo which has no templates. That one works just fine. Could you please let me know what I'm doing wrong? Mind you I checked - ItemsRequested is not called again so the combo is not being rebinded.

Thanks,
Cris

 

[Yana]

Hi Cris,

Please check whether Text or Value properties of the items are set.  You can set them like this:

rcbContact.DataTextField = "CompanyName";
rcbContact.DataValueField = "V";

All the best,
Yana
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[Cris]

Hey, thanks - that was it indeed. I set them and now it works.