RadSearchBox Client Object

The following table lists the most important methods of the client-side RadSearchBox object:

Name	Parameters	Return Type	Description
commitChanges	none	none	Writes the changes to the searchBox that were made since a previous call to trackChanges, so that they are preserved over post-backs.
saveClientState	none	none	Saves the client state to the client state hidden field
repaint	none	none	Refreshes the RadSearchBox UI
get_enableAutoComplete	none	Boolean	Gets a value indicating whether the AutoComplete functionality of the SearchBox is enabled
set_enableAutoComplete	Boolean	none	Sets whether the AutoComplete functionality of the SearchBox is enabled
get_buttons	none	SearchBoxButtonCollection	Gets a collection with all buttons
get_filter	none	SearchBoxFilter	Gets the Filter criteria of RadSearchBox.
set_filter	SearchBoxFilter	none	Sets the Filter criteria of RadSearchBox.
get_text	none	string	Gets the text in the input field.
get_clientTemplate	none	string	Returns the value of the RadSearchBox's ClientTemplate property.
set_clientTemplate	String	none	Sets the value of the RadSearchBox's ClientTemplate property.
set_emptyMessage	String	none	Sets the value of the RadSearchBox's EmptyMessage property.
get_emptyMessage	none	string	Returns the value of the RadSearchBox's EmptyMessage property.
get_dropDownElement	none	none	Gets the root DOM element of the RadSearchBox's drop-down.
get_inputElement	none	none	Gets the input DOM element of the RadSearchBox.
get_childListElement	none	none	Gets the UL DOM element of the RadSearchBox's drop-down
get_maxResultCount	none	int	Gets the MaxResultsCount of RadSearchBox so you can pass it to the web service.
query	none	none	If AutoComplete is enabled,the search string exists and it is longer than the min filter length set, a search operation is performed. The second parameter defines whether all results should be shown in the drop-down.
clear	none	none	Clears the search results and closes the drop-down.
get_requestDelay	none	number	Returns the time in milliseconds before a request is initiated by the control after the user enters a keystroke.
set_requestDelay	number	none	Sets the time in milliseconds before a request is initiated by the control after the user enters a keystroke. Useful when requests overlap each other due to slower networks or when users with varying typing speeds encounter issues with the returned results for old searches.