Implement Type Ahead in Grid

[Betsy]

Has anyone implemented type-ahead capability in the WPF RadGridView like in a windows grid where you can click on a given cell, start to type and have the grid position the current row to the row that starts with whatever letters have been typed?  If so can you share some code?

[Veselin Vasilev]

Hello Heather,

We have a similar online demo. Please check it here.

All the best,
Veselin Vasilev
the Telerik team

[Betsy]

Yeah I've seen that, but was looking for an example of actually typing onto the grid like you can in a windows grid or list box.

[Vlad]

Hi,

 You can use KeyDown event to find and scroll into view desired item. For example:

private void RadGridView_KeyDown(object sender, System.Windows.Input.KeyEventArgs e)
{
    e.Handled = true;

    var grid = (RadGridView)sender;
    var item = grid.Items.OfType<Customer>().Where(c => c.CompanyName.StartsWith(e.Key.ToString())).FirstOrDefault();
    if (item != null)
    {
        grid.ScrollIntoView(item);
    }
}

Kind regards,
Vlad
the Telerik team