[Solved] RadComboBoxItemsRequestedEventArgs.EndOfItems not working

[iTools]

I have a RadCombo using LoadOnDemand and ShowMoreResultsBox because my RadComboBox needs to support a large data source.
I have tried, without success, to disable the MoreResultsBox when the end of the the data source is reached.

Here is what I'm doing:

Private WithEvents ctlRadCombo As New RadComboBox() With {
        .ID = "ctlRadCombo",
        .EmptyMessage = "Enter some text",
        .ShowMoreResultsBox = True,
        .EnableViewState = False,
        .EnableLoadOnDemand = True,
        .AppendDataBoundItems = True,
        .NoWrap = True,
        .ItemRequestTimeout = 1000,
        .Width = 350,
        .MaxHeight = 400
    }

    Private Sub Page_Init(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Init
        pnlContents.Controls.Add(ctlRadCombo)
        AddHandler ctlRadCombo.ItemsRequested, AddressOf ctlRadCombo_ItemsRequested
    End Sub

    Private Sub ctlRadCombo_ItemsRequested(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RadComboBoxItemsRequestedEventArgs)
        Dim theCombo As RadComboBox = DirectCast(sender, RadComboBox)
        Dim maxItems As Integer

        Dim fromRow As Integer = e.NumberOfItems + 1
        Dim toRow As Integer = fromRow + 9
        Dim items As IDictionary(Of Integer, String) = GetItemsByText(e.Text, fromRow, toRow, maxItems)
        Dim data As IDictionary(Of Integer, String) = items
        theCombo.DataTextField = "Value"
        theCombo.DataValueField = "Key"
        theCombo.DataSource = data
        theCombo.DataBind()

        e.EndOfItems = maxItems <= toRow
        theCombo.ShowMoreResultsBox = Not e.EndOfItems
    End Sub

[Simon]

Hello jan fischer,

During Items requests only Item data is sent back to the client, i.e. the control itself is not updated even if some of its properties are altered.

However, you can disable the functionality of the 'Show More Results' box and stop further Items requests if you set the e.EndOfItems property to true in the ItemsRequested event handler.

Another approach would be to handle the client-side ItemsRequested event and in the event handler hide the box element by setting to it a display: none style:

function onItemsRequested(sender, eventArgs) {
    sender.get_moreResultsBoxMessageElement().style.display = "none";
}

Greetings,
Simon
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[iTools]

Hello Simon,

I have tried what you have suggested in regards to "you can disable the functionality of the 'Show More Results' box and stop further Items requests if you set the e.EndOfItems property to true in the ItemsRequested event handler", but it does not work...

Here is an example:

<asp:ScriptManager ID="ctlScriptManager" runat="server" />
<telerik:RadComboBox id="ctlRadCombo" runat="server"
    ShowMoreResultsBox="True"
    EnableLoadOnDemand="True" />

Private Sub ctlRadCombo_ItemsRequested(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RadComboBoxItemsRequestedEventArgs) Handles ctlRadCombo.ItemsRequested
    e.EndOfItems = True
End Sub

When running the code as shown above, the MoreResultsBox is not disabled on ItemRequest events.
My version of Telerik.Web.UI is 2008.3.1125.20.

I have tried the same sample with the latest version of Telerik.Web.UI, and it works. But, style changes between these versions makes it too difficult to upgrade at this stage.

Please advise on an appropriate workaround.

Thanks.

[Simon]

Hi jan fischer,

Perhaps this is a bug in the version you are using.

You can try resolving it by handling the ItemsRequesting event in this way:

function onItemsRequesting(sender, eventArgs) {
    eventArgs.set_cancel(sender.get_endOfItems());
}

and adding the following script to the page as well:

var p = Telerik.Web.UI.RadComboBox.prototype;
var requestItems = p.requestItems;
p.requestItems = function(text, appendItems) {
    if (!appendItems)
        this.set_endOfItems(false);
    requestItems.apply(this, arguments);
}

Regards,
Simon
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[iTools]

Hello Simon,

I have tried the javascript you have provided and I am experiencing the same behaviour as before.

I don't see how the javascript you provided would circumvent the problem since this.set_endOfItems(false); is not called?
Also, sender.get_endOfItems() in either the OnClientItemsRequesting or OnClientItemsRequested client-side event handlers always return false even if e.EndOfItems is set to true in the server-side ItemsRequested event handler.

[Simon]

Hello jan fischer,

I just verified the solution again with this setup:

<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server" />
    <div>
        <telerik:RadComboBox ID="RadComboBox1" runat="server" ShowMoreResultsBox="True" EnableLoadOnDemand="True"
            OnClientItemsRequesting="onItemsRequesting">
        </telerik:RadComboBox>
    </div>
    </form>

    <script type="text/javascript">
        function onItemsRequesting(sender, eventArgs) {
            eventArgs.set_cancel(sender.get_endOfItems());
        }

        var p = Telerik.Web.UI.RadComboBox.prototype;
        var requestItems = p.requestItems;

        p.requestItems = function(text, appendItems) {
            if (!appendItems)
                this.set_endOfItems(false);

            requestItems.apply(this, arguments);

        }
    </script>

</body>

and this code in the ItemsRequested event handler:

RadComboBox1.Items.Add(New Telerik.Web.UI.RadComboBoxItem("item " + e.Text))

e.EndOfItems = True

and it worked fine. In other words, if I type something, then the corresponding Item is properly loaded on demand. If I click on the 'show more results' box, nothing happens.

Please let me know if I am missing something.

Regards,
Simon
the Telerik team

[iTools]

Hi Simon,
It works exactly as I expect it to now!
Thanks!!