How to pick first value from dropdown list in AutoCompleteBox?

[Yan Moura]

Hi!

I am using AutoCompleteBox and I would like to know how to get the very first value of the dropdown list (client side) with Javascript.

Thanks!

 

EDIT: I figured how to do this using the event dropDownItemDataBound in case someone else needs it:

        
var typed = "";
        var current = "";

        function requesting(sender, eventArgs) {
            var acbox = $find('<%= RadAutoCompleteBox1.ClientID %>');
            var acboxcontents = acbox.get_inputElement();
            typed = acboxcontents.value;
        }

        function dropDownItemDataBound(sender, args) {
            if (current != typed) {
                if (typed.substr(typed.length-1, 1) == " ") {
                    var acbox = $find("<%= RadAutoCompleteBox1.ClientID %>");
                    var newEntry = acbox.createEntry(args.get_item().get_text(), args.get_item().get_text());
                    var entries = acbox.get_entries();
                    entries.add(newEntry);
                    current = typed;
                    typed = "";
                }
            }
        }

Right after the client types a blank space (for instances "mysearch ") the code above gets the first value of the dropdown list, converts it into a token, ignores all the rest of the values in the list and clear up the typed string.

Now I just need to know how to set focus back to AutoCompleteBox... Telerik controls are like puzzles and everything is so hard to achieve. :(