how make search textbox like google and youtube?

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hello friend,

hello friend i want search box like google and youtube in which automatic suggestion comes out when we type in textbox.

can any one guide me how i can do this task.

Posted 28-Jun-11 23:22pm

guptaadeepak

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Solution 1

You can implement Auto complete feature:
Use Jquery : http://jqueryui.com/demos/autocomplete/[^]
OR Ajax Toolkit
http://www.asp.net/AJAX/AjaxControlToolkit/Samples/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.aspx[^]

Posted 28-Jun-11 23:41pm

Parwej Ahamad

Solution 2

Hello Dear
you can use from these properties of TextBox
AutoCompleteCustomSource,
AutoCompleteMode,
AutoCompleteSource
if you want to have a custom source do these
this.textBox1.AutoCompleteSource = AutoCompleteSource.CustomSource;
each string that you want to be in history of textbox just add it to AutoCompleteCustomSource of textbox
if you have a looking on help of VS about these properties you cab see more.

Posted 28-Jun-11 23:42pm

Reza Mansoori

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Sandeep Mewara 29-Jun-11 6:47am

He is talking of Web(ASP.NET) and not Winforms.

Solution 3

You can use AJAX to acheive this.

1) Use webservice and the webmethod of that webservice will return in form of xml data that is queried from database.

2) On keypress event of the textbox you will call the webservice using java script.

3) Use java script to fill the listbox like control by the xml data parsed in list like format just below the textbox.

For more details you can refer http://www.iansuttle.com/blog/post/Applying-AJAX-Using-ASPNET-11.aspx[^]

Posted 28-Jun-11 23:55pm

hitesh_tech

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BobJanova 29-Jun-11 6:30am

Good answer, however, it is good practice not to make the web service call on keypress, but instead to run an idle timer of say 200 ms, so that when the user is typing rapidly you do not cause a lot of unnecessary requests.

Personally I'd say that XML is overkill for this. I tend to return content with one list box entry per line.

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guptaadeepak · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-30T03:31:00

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thanks friend my problem is sortout but i am forget the link by which i am sortout my problem if i got it then i will share with u