Return DataValueField text

[Kurt Kluth]

Having setup my Autocompletebox properly and returning values, I now need to take the DataValueField and update the database when they click the update button.  However in my code-behind I am unable to reference the selectedvalue. 

<telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox ID="radEmailUser" runat="server"
    DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1"  DataTextField="Contact_Email"
    DataValueField="EmailListID" Filter="StartsWith" InputType="Text"
    Width="300px" DropDownWidth="300px" TextSettings-SelectionMode="Single">
    <DropDownItemTemplate>
    <table><tr><td>
        <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "contact_Email")%> (
        <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "first_name")%>
        <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "last_name")%>)
        </td></tr></table>
    </DropDownItemTemplate>
</telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox>

I would like to get the value (EmailListID) that is selected and pass that onto a stored procedure for updating.  Unable to properly reference the value.  How can I get the value?

[Kurt Kluth]

Update on this post:  Didn't use the AutoCompletebox because was too slow and couldn't get the value I was looking for.  Used a RadComboBox instead and it worked in a similar fashion but much faster. 

Thanks

[Nencho]

Hello Kurt,

I noticed that you had enabled a Single selection mode of the RadAutoCompleteBox control. Therefor, I would suggest you to access the entry's value in the following manner (in a Button_Click event handler for example): radEmailUser.Entries[0].Value;. Here is video, demonstrating the behavior at my end, implementing the above suggestion.

Kind regards,
Nencho
the Telerik team

[Thomas]

So how did you end up getting the DataValueField value?

[Kurt Kluth]

Thomas, 

I don't recall and a search for the control came up empty to provide you a solution that we ended up implementing.  Sorry.