Setting SelectedItem On Editable RadComboBox Does Not Work

[Beijerinc]

Hello,

I want to use the RadComboBox to display a set of options. The user should be able to "create" his own option by typing in the ComboBox. To achieve this, I have declared the RadComboBox as such:

<telerikinput:RadComboBox
  SelectedItem="Z" ItemsSource="{Binding Items}"
  IsEditable="True" TextSearchMode="StartsWith"
  CanAutocompleteSelectItems="True" CanKeyboardNavigationSelectItems="True" />

The Items collection is an ObservableCollection<string>, containing "A", "B" and "C". What I want, is that the ComboBox text is set to Z upon startup. The user can pick "A", "B" or "C" from the list, or he can edit "Z".

Why is the ComboBox blank upon startup? I have also tried the SelectedValue property, but that did not work either. How can I get the desired behavior?

Kind regards,
Beijerinc

[Yana]

Hello Rick,

The SelectedItem property should be set to an object from the ItemsSource collection. In your case you can bind "Text" property.

Regards,
Yana
the Telerik team

[Beijerinc]

Hello Yana,

Thank you, I seemed to have overlooked that property. For the purpose of databinding though, it would be best to have a uniform way of setting the selected item. I would expect that if I set a non-predefined value in the SelectedItem property of an editable ComboBox, it would simply set that custom value as the selected item. For instance, what if I want to set a custom value that is not simply text?

In my current scenario, I have a list with values (this will become the ItemsSource) and the current value (from a datasource). I want to set the SelectedItem to the current value, but since the ComboBox is editable, it should allow items that are not predefined. I do not want to "choose" if I have to set the SelectedItem or the Text property, as I do not have access to the code behind in this scenario (dynamic "Templated Control" with a Style Selector).

Can I solve this scenario with the RadComboBox?

Kind regards,
Beijerinc

[Yana]

Hi Rick,

I am afraid that this is the expected behavior of RadComboBox. In your case you can bind both Text and SelectedItem to properties in the ViewModel.

We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Kind regards,
Yana
the Telerik team