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ComboBoxProps

Represents the props of the KendoReact ComboBox component.

NameTypeDefaultDescription

accessKey?

string

Specifies the accessKey of the ComboBox.

adaptive?

boolean

Providing different rendering of the popup element based on the screen dimensions.

adaptiveFilter?

string

Sets the value of the adaptive filtering input of the of ComboBox.

adaptiveTitle?

string

Specifies the text that is rendered as title in the adaptive popup.

allowCustom?

boolean

Specifies whether the ComboBox allows user-defined values that are not present in the dataset (see example). Defaults to false.

ariaDescribedBy?

string

Identifies the element(s) which will describe the component, similar to HTML aria-describedby attribute. For example these elements could contain error or hint message.

ariaLabelledBy?

string

Identifies the element(s) which will label the component.

className?

string

Sets additional classes to the ComboBox.

clearButton?

boolean

If clearButton is set to true, the ComboBox renders a button on hovering over the component. Clicking this button resets the value of the ComboBox to undefined and triggers the change event.

data?

any[]

Sets the data of the ComboBox (more information and examples).

dataItemKey?

string

Sets the key for comparing the data items of the ComboBox. If dataItemKey is not set, the ComboBox compares the items by reference (see example).

defaultValue?

any

Sets the default value of the ComboBox. Similar to the native select HTML element.

dir?

string

Represents the dir HTML attribute.

disabled?

boolean

Sets the disabled state of the ComboBox.

fillMode?

"null" | "flat" | "solid" | "outline"

solid

Configures the fillMode of the ComboBox.

The available options are:

  • solid
  • flat
  • outline
  • null—Does not set a fillMode className.

filter?

"null" | string

Sets the value of ComboBox input. Useful for making the ComboBox input a controlled component.

filterable?

boolean

Enables the filtering functionality of the ComboBox (more information and examples).

focusedItemIndex?

(data: any, inputText: string, textField?: string) => number

If set, the ComboBox will use it to get the focused item index.

Default functionality returns the first item which starts with the input text.

const focusedItemIndex = (data, inputText, textField) => {
    let text = inputText.toLowerCase();
    return data.findIndex(item =>
        String(textField ? item[textField] : item).toLowerCase().includes(text));
};

<ComboBox focusedItemIndex={focusedItemIndex} />

React.ReactNode

Sets the footer component of the ComboBox (see example).

groupField?

string

Sets the data item field that represents the start of a group. Applicable to objects data.

groupHeaderItemRender?

(li: ReactElement<HTMLLIElement>, itemProps: ListGroupItemProps) => ReactNode

Fires when a ComboBox group header item is about to be rendered. Used to override the default appearance of the group's headers when the component is configured in modern group mode.

groupMode?

string

Defines the classic or modern type of the grouping's visualization. Defaults to modern.

groupStickyHeaderItemRender?

(div: ReactElement<HTMLDivElement>, stickyHeaderProps: GroupStickyHeaderProps) => ReactNode

Fires when a ComboBox sticky group header item is about to be rendered. Used to override the default appearance of the sticky group header of the component.

header?

React.ReactNode

Sets the header component of the ComboBox (see example).

iconClassName?

string

Sets CSS classes to the expand icon DOM element.

id?

string

Specifies the id of the component.

itemRender?

(li: ReactElement<HTMLLIElement>, itemProps: ListItemProps) => ReactNode

Fires when a ComboBox list item is about to be rendered (see example). Used to override the default appearance of the list items.

label?

string

Renders a floating label for the ComboBox.

listNoDataRender?

(element: ReactElement<HTMLDivElement>) => ReactNode

Fires when the element which indicates no data in the popup is about to be rendered. Used to override the default appearance of the element.

loading?

boolean

Sets the loading state of the ComboBox (see example).

name?

string

Specifies the name property of the input DOM element.

This property is part of the FormComponentProps interface.

onBlur?

(event: ComboBoxBlurEvent) => void

Fires each time the ComboBox gets blurred.

onChange?

(event: ComboBoxChangeEvent) => void

Fires each time the value of the ComboBox is about to change (see examples).

onClose?

(event: ComboBoxCloseEvent) => void

Fires each time the popup of the ComboBox is about to close.

onFilterChange?

(event: ComboBoxFilterChangeEvent) => void

Fires each time the user types in the filter input (see examples). You can filter the source based on the passed filtration value.

onFocus?

(event: ComboBoxFocusEvent) => void

Fires each time the user focuses the ComboBox.

onOpen?

(event: ComboBoxOpenEvent) => void

Fires each time the popup of the ComboBox is about to open.

onPageChange?

(event: ComboBoxPageChangeEvent) => void

Fires when both the virtual scrolling of the ComboBox is enabled and the component requires data for another page (more information and examples).

opened?

boolean

Sets the opened and closed state of the ComboBox.

placeholder?

string

The hint that is displayed when the ComboBox is empty.

popupSettings?

DropDownsPopupSettings

Configures the popup of the ComboBox.

prefix?

CustomComponent<any>

Sets a custom prefix to the ComboBox component.

required?

boolean

Specifies if null is a valid value for the component.

This property is part of the FormComponentProps interface.

rounded?

"null" | "small" | "large" | "medium" | "full"

medium

Configures the roundness of the ComboBox.

The available options are:

  • small
  • medium
  • large
  • full
  • null—Does not set a rounded className.

size?

"null" | "small" | "large" | "medium"

medium

Configures the size of the ComboBox.

The available options are:

  • small
  • medium
  • large
  • null—Does not set a size className.

skipDisabledItems?

boolean

Defines if ComboBox's disabled items will be skipped or focused when navigating through the list of items using a keyboard. Defaults to true.

style?

React.CSSProperties

The styles that are applied to the ComboBox.

suffix?

CustomComponent<any>

Sets a custom suffix to the ComboBox component.

suggest?

boolean

Enables the auto-completion of the text based on the first data item (see example).

svgIcon?

SVGIcon

Sets the specified SVG icon.

tabIndex?

number

Specifies the tabIndex of the ComboBox.

textField?

string

Sets the data item field that represents the item text. If the data contains only primitive values, do not define it.

title?

string

Sets the title attribute to the underlying input element of the ComboBox.

valid?

boolean

Overrides the validity state of the component. If valid is set, the required property will be ignored.

This property is part of the FormComponentProps interface.

validationMessage?

string

Controls the form error message of the component. If set to an empty string, no error will be thrown.

This property is part of the FormComponentProps interface.

validityStyles?

boolean

If set to false, no visual representation of the invalid state of the component will be applied.

This property is part of the FormComponentProps interface.

value?

any

Sets the value of the ComboBox (more information and examples). It can either be of the primitive (string, numbers) or of the complex (objects) type.

valueRender?

(rendering: ReactElement<HTMLSpanElement>) => ReactNode

Fires when the ComboBox input element is about to be rendered. Use it to override the default appearance of the component.

virtual?

VirtualizationSettings

Configures the virtual scrolling of the ComboBox (more information and examples).