Unable to get the selecteditem when tab is clicked

[dharma krovvidi]

Hi
I m facing an issue regarding radcombo box,that i need to get the selecteditem to be filtered and displayed when i press the tab key for navigation between different radcombos. Can anybody suggest a solution to this...I m using C# code,& IE 8 browser. 

[Valeri Hristov]

Hi,

You need to press Enter to commit the selection when the filtering is enabled. You cannot override this behavior.

Kind regards,
Valeri Hristov
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[Bilal Azam]

I had the exact problem, but couldn't find any solution on the forum.

So, I implemented this feature myself using the keyDown Event =)

    public class PayeeComboBox : RadComboBox
    {
        public PayeeComboBox()
        {
            KeyDown += PayeeComboBox_KeyDown;
        }

        void PayeeComboBox_KeyDown(object sender, System.Windows.Input.KeyEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Key == System.Windows.Input.Key.Tab)
            {
                foreach (var item in this.Items)
                {
                    var container = ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromItem(item);
                    if (container != null && ((RadComboBoxItem)container).IsHighlighted)
                    {
                        SelectedItem = ItemContainerGenerator.ItemFromContainer(container);
                        this.Text = ((Payee)this.SelectedItem).AutocompleteName;
                        return;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

Hope this is helpful to you!

Regards,
Bilal Azam