Trying to make a list with a search function

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Hello guys and girls!
Im trying to make a kind of menu with a search function

Example:
We have those 5 topics:
Apple
Strawberry
Orange
Pear
Mango
Then at the top of the list there needs to be a kind of search box. When i type example "Stra" then i will be only able to see Strawberry on my list.

I made a Listbox with a search function, but that was not really what i was looking for. Hope you understand what i mean otherweise tell me :-)!

Posted 18-Feb-15 4:30am

Member 11427391

Updated 18-Feb-15 6:31am

Ravi Bhavnani

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John C Rayan 18-Feb-15 10:42am

Are you trying to do AutoComplete/AutoSuggest? If yes then use JQuery

Kuthuparakkal 18-Feb-15 10:43am

lOOK AT THIS: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12068154/on-the-fly-search-algorithm-in-listbox

Member 11427391 18-Feb-15 11:13am

As i wrote, the Listbox doesn't fit what i tried to make. Since i already made something similar. But thanks!

Ravi Bhavnani 18-Feb-15 10:50am

What platform? Web? Desktop (WinForms/WPF)? Silverlight?

/ravi

Member 11427391 18-Feb-15 11:54am

Win application

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 18-Feb-15 12:13pm

You did not answer the question and probably don't realize it. You need to know at least the name of the technologies and libraries you are using.
—SA

Member 11427391 18-Feb-15 11:12am

Oh sorry it's a Win Application :-)

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 18-Feb-15 12:05pm

What kind? Do you think there is only one. You've been already asked about that. WPF? System.Windows.Forms? Anything else?
—SA

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Ravi Bhavnani · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-18T05:59:00

Solution 1

You may want to use a ComboBox with autcomplete. See this[^] MSDN reference.

/ravi

Posted 18-Feb-15 5:59am

Ravi Bhavnani

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Member 11427391 18-Feb-15 12:06pm

Yea, it's something near that!
It would just be lovely if it wasn't a dropdown menu, but a list with the words!

Ravi Bhavnani 18-Feb-15 12:09pm

A ComboBox has 3 diaplay modes - one of them resembles an always open list. Maybe that would suit your needs better?

/ravi

Member 11427391 18-Feb-15 12:14pm

Thanks alot!! First time working with Comboboxes. Sorry for not readin through the properties correctly, but that was exactly what i was looking for!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 18-Feb-15 12:15pm

Ravi, it would be good it the inquirer clearly indicated the use of System.Windows.Forms. I think we should wait for clarification. If you look thoroughly, you will see that the inquirer never answered your question.
—SA

Ravi Bhavnani 18-Feb-15 12:32pm

You're right, SA. I tagged the question appropriately to help future readers.

/ravi

Member 11427391 18-Feb-15 12:34pm

Oh, did i do something wrong here?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 18-Feb-15 12:44pm

Assuming the inquirer accepted the answer reasonably, a 5... :-)
—SA