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Keyboard Navigation

The keyboard navigation of the DropDownList is always available.

The DropDownList supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

SHORTCUTDESCRIPTION
Alt & Down ArrowOpens the popup.
Alt & Up Arrow or EscCloses the popup.
EnterOpens the popup or selects the highlighted item if the popup is already open.
Down ArrowSelects the next available item.
Right ArrowSelects the next available item. If filterable is enabled, moves right the cursor in the search input.
Up ArrowSelects the previous available item.
Left ArrowSelects the previous available item. If filterable is enabled, moves left the cursor in the search input.
HomeSelects the first item. If filterable is enabled, moves the cursor in the end of the search input.
EndSelects the last item. If filterable is enabled, moves the cursor in the beginning of the search input.
Page UpScrolls the popup list up.
Page DownScrolls the popup list down.
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