Set RadComboBox selected item based on Custom Attribute added to Item:Javascript

[sandeep]

Let abc be the combobox
I have  id,name,serialnumber to each item in radcobobox

    cbItem.set_text(name);/*setting values*/
     cbItem.set_value(id);
     cbItem.get_attributes().setAttribute("Serial",serialnumber );


    cbItem.get_value(); /*getting values*/
    cbItem.get_text();
    cbitem.get_attributes().getAttribute("Serial");

we can find items in combo box by

$find('abc').findItemByValue(id);
$find('abc').findItemByText(name);

????How to find item by  serial(custom attribute) and set the corresponding item as default item to be selected on .document.ready
Can any one please help me...

[Nencho]

Hello Sandeep,

In order to achieve the desired functionality, you should loop through the items collection at Page Load and check the attribute's value of the currently evaluated items. Once the needed item is found, should set it as selected and break the loop. Please consider the below implementation, using the OnClientLoad client-side event of the RadCombobox:

<script language="javascript">
            function OnClientLoad(sender) {

                var combo = sender;
                var items = combo.get_items();
                var itemsCount = items.get_count();

                for (var i = 0; i < itemsCount; i++) {
                    var currItem = items.getItem(i);

                    if (currItem.get_attributes().getAttribute("Serial") == "serial3") {
                        currItem.select();
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
        </script>

Regards,
Nencho
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