Autocomplete textbox in c#

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Hello every one.

I need your help about a control in c# that autocomplete text from a database
do you give me any component and code.

Thanks in advance.

Leonardo Ayala R.

Posted 28-Jan-12 5:53am

leocode7

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 28-Jan-12 12:55pm

What code? Please, ask a question first. What is "TextBox"? Do you think there is only one class with this name? No.
Please, fully-qualified name. Remove "Visual-Studio" and "VisualStudio" (!) tags, tag the type of application and UI library. Is it WPF, Forms, ASP.NET, what?
--SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 28-Jan-12 12:56pm

A suggestion to all experts:

We should stop attempting to answer any questions if OP does not properly specify type of application, UI library and other relevant detail which would exclude this kind of confusion. All type mentioned in the question should be written in fully-qualified form. We should request it and only answer when OP comply. Multiple failures to specify such detail became a curse of this forum.

--SA

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Solution 2

Check this Autocomplete Menu[^]

Posted 27-Apr-13 5:00am

Samarjeet Singh

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Jyothikarthik_N · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-28T06:07:00

Solution 1

Since it is a desktop (Windows) Application, Try the AutoComplete properties in Windows TextBox.

There are three properties you might need to take care of:
TextBox.AutoCompleteCustomSource
TextBox.AutoCompleteSource
TextBox.AutoCompleteMode

The below MSDN links should help:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.textbox.autocompletemode.aspx[^]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.textbox.autocompletesource.aspx[^]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.textbox.autocompletecustomsource.aspx[^]

Posted 28-Jan-12 6:07am

Jyothikarthik_N

Updated 28-Jan-12 6:29am

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leocode7 28-Jan-12 12:11pm

Hello, thanks, but my aplication is not web. it is a desktop aplication, or stand alone. it is only in c# code. no aspx.
can you give me another resource?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 28-Jan-12 12:55pm

You still did not explain what application.
--SA

[no name] 28-Jan-12 12:30pm

I've updated as per your requirement, Mark as answer if it solves! :)

Er Anuj Kaushal 30-Nov-12 12:44pm

Hello, I have the same query, so please help me out. its like the last remaining thing in my project. what i want is , if i press "A" alphabet in textbox or datagridview while inserting the data again and again. i want it should open a list of all the items of same suffix. like if i press "A" then all the items starting from "A" will be opened in the list and i dont hv to write multiple times. Can u please help me out. Thanks

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 28-Jan-12 12:57pm

Please see my comment above, in red color.
--SA

[no name] 28-Jan-12 13:00pm

Sure...

leocode7 28-Jan-12 13:20pm

take it easy my friends. I understand your suggestion.
Thanks for the solution. this is exactly that I want :)