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Search

methods

Searches the data source for the provided value and displays any matches as suggestions.

search

Parameters:wordString

The value to search for. All matches are displayed in the suggestion popup.

<input id="autocomplete" />
<script>
$("#autocomplete").kendoAutoComplete({
  dataSource: [ "Apples", "Oranges" ]
});
var autocomplete = $("#autocomplete").data("kendoAutoComplete");
autocomplete.search("A"); // Displays "Apples" in the suggestion popup
</script>