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AutoCompleteBoxEntryCollection Object
The AutoCompleteBoxEntryCollection object is returned by the get_items method of the RadAutoCompleteBox object. The following table lists the most important methods:
| Name | Parameters | Return Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| get_count() | none | Number | Returns the number of the entries present in the Entry collection. |
| add() | Telerik.Web.UI.AutoCompleteBoxEntry | none | Adds the specified entry into the Entry collection. See Example 1. |
| insert() | number,Telerik.Web.UI.AutoCompleteBoxEntry | none | Inserts an entry in the Entry collection with the specified index. |
| remove() | Telerik.Web.UI.AutoCompleteBoxEntry | none | Removes the specified entry from the Entry collection. |
| clear() | none | none | Clears all the entries from the Entry collection. |
| getEntry() | number | Telerik.Web.UI.AutoCompleteBoxEntry | Returns the entry with the specified index. |
| indexOf() | Telerik.Web.UI.AutoCompleteBoxEntry | number | Returns the index of the specified entry. |
Example 1: Create new entry, add it to the RadAutoCompleteBox entries collection and set the color of the new entry token DOM element to 'red':
JavaScript
function changeTokenElementColor() {
var autoComplete = $find("<%= RadAutoCompleteBox1.ClientID %>");
var newEntry = autoComplete.createEntry('Text', 'Value');
var entries = autoComplete.get_entries();
entries.add(newEntry);
var tokenDomElement = newEntry.get_token();
tokenDomElement.style.color = "red";
}