Editable Combo Box

[Dan Ehrmann]

Is it possible to create an editable combo box, where the user can either select from the list, or type in any text at all (even if it is not in the list)?

If not, can be added in a future version?

[Rosi]

Hello Dan Ehrmann,

All you have to do is to set the  AllowCustomText property to true. This property will allow the user to enter text in RadComboBox.

You can see our online example for a reference.

Regards,
Rosi
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[Dan Ehrmann]

Oh - duh. Sorry to bother you with a simple question like that.

I don't see it in the demo, however.

[Nikolay]

Hello Dan Ehrmann,

If you check the ASPX section of the example, you will notice that the AllowCustomText property is set to true in the combobox declaration:

<telerik:RadComboBox ID="RadComboBox1" runat="server" Height="140px" Skin="Default"
            Width="150px" ShowToggleImage="True" AllowCustomText="True" AutoPostBack="true" OnSelectedIndexChanged="RadComboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged"
            OnTextChanged="RadComboBox1_TextChanged">
        </telerik:RadComboBox>


All the best,
Nick
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[MV]

I have a RadComboBox with Checkboxes="True" and AllowCustomText = "True". I want the user to be able to select from the list and also add text. For example:

<telerik:RadComboBox RenderMode="Lightweight" ID="RadComboBox1" runat="server" CheckBoxes="true"
 bel="Select book genres:" AllowCustomText="true" iseditable="true"><Items>
   <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Text="Arts" />
   <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Text="Biographies" />
   <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Text="Children's Books" />
   <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Text="Computers & Internet" />
   <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Text="Cooking" />
                                        </Items>

                                 </telerik:RadComboBox>

" Cooking maybe Arts or Biographies from 1990".  Is this possible? Also, how can I get rid of the commas?

Thank you!

[Peter Milchev]

Hello Mv,

Here is an article in the documentation with the supported scenarios of the checkbox functionality in RadComboBox. As you can see custom entries are not supported with the checkboxes. Also the comma is the default separator for the selected items and it is not customizable. I would suggest you try to implement your scenario using the RadAutoCompleteBox.

Regards,
Peter Milchev
Telerik

[MV]

Thanks, I was able to do it using the RadAutoCompleteBox.

 

According to the following link,

http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/api/html/Properties_T_Telerik_WinControls_UI_RadAutoCompleteBox.htm

RadAutoCompleteBox has the Multiline property, but when I try to use it (Multiline="True"), it doesn't do anything.

[Ivan Zhekov]

You are looking at the documentation for WinForms and not WebForms. There are slight differences between the feathers for web and desktop.

As of now, there is no such property for the web (webforms) version of RadAutoCompleteBox.

Regards,
Ivan Zhekov
Telerik