How to preselect an item

[Gopi]

Hello, I am using code like so to populate a RadAutoCompleteBox in ASP.NET:

RadAutoCompleteBoxNextID.Entries.Add(new AutoCompleteBoxEntry { Text = "ABC" });

 

How do I display a default value of "ABC" --  which is the first item in the Entries list -- in the AutoCompleteBox?

[Peter Milchev]

Hello Gopi,

The Entries collection of the AutoCompleteBox is used to add the pre-selected tokens for the control. 

Using the following code will set the three strings as data source of the control and will pre-select "ABC" as shown below:

<telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox RenderMode="Lightweight" ID="RadAutoCompleteBox1" runat="server" Width="400" DropDownHeight="150"
    EmptyMessage="Select Continents">
</telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox>

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    RadAutoCompleteBox1.Entries.Add(new AutoCompleteBoxEntry { Text = "ABC" });
    RadAutoCompleteBox1.DataSource = new List<string>() { "ABC", "DEF", "GHI" };
}

Regards,
Peter Milchev
Progress Telerik

[Gopi]

Great, thanks Peter!