Filtering Data in MultiColumnComboBox Using a Different Column

Updated on Dec 19, 2025

Environment

Product Version	11.3.1
Product	Progress® KendoReact MultiColumnComboBox

Description

I want to filter data in a MultiColumnComboBox using a column that differs from the one specified in the textField property.

This knowledge base article also answers the following questions:

• Is it possible to set MultiColumnComboBox filtering to a custom field?
• How to customize filtering for specific columns in KendoReact MultiColumnComboBox?

Solution

To filter data in the MultiColumnComboBox based on a column other than the textField property, handle the onFilterChange event and explicitly set the field property of the filter.

Follow these steps:

1. Implement the onFilterChange handler.
2. Override the field property of the filter object with the desired column.

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See Also

• KendoReact MultiColumnComboBox Documentation
• Filtering in KendoReact MultiColumnComboBox
• API Reference for KendoReact MultiColumnComboBox