AutoCompleteExtender: Can I format dropdown items

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This is a simple question to which the answer is probably just "no". Can I format the list items in the AutoCompleteExtender dropdown? I am looking to display an address and want a simple format:

Company Name
123 Bob St.
Bobville, BOB 12345

Click here[^] for an example

As the websvc simply returns a string[] and html get encoded it seems this ability is unlikely. Any alternatives to suggest to obtain the desired effect?

Posted 18-Jul-11 5:25am

Chris_Green

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have a look at this:http://www.9lessons.info/2009/06/autosuggestion-with-jquery-ajax-and-php.html[^].

you can take inspiration from it. Server side is php, but shouldn't be difficult to convert.

Posted 18-Jul-11 6:08am

Manas Bhardwaj

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Chris_Green 18-Jul-11 18:59pm

Thanks but the answer I was looking for was verification that the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit's AutoCompleteExtender does not support formatting of the list items as shown in the example above. I just wanted to verify this before considering alternatives.

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thatraja · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-18T16:29:00

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Here you go

Render images in autocomplete list of ASP.Net AJAX AutoCompleteExtender[^](This way you can append more text in multiple lines & with your font/color/style, etc.,)

15+ jQuery Autocomplete Plugins & Tutorials[^]

Posted 18-Jul-11 16:29pm

thatraja

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Chris_Green 19-Jul-11 8:16am

I would have preferred no script but that's not bad! Cheers

Espen Harlinn 19-Jul-11 16:53pm

Good reply, my 5