sorting in combo box depending on user entered cherecters.

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Hi...
combo box must became user frendly..
i developed this application in windows forms.

i.e when ever user enter one cherecter, automaticaly all items of that cherecter items will disply in dropdown list of that combo box.

example:

my combo box have the following items..
1. apple
2. banana
3. apricots
4.almonds
5.Blackberry

when ever user enter the a drop down list of combo box show apple,apricots,almonds.
user enter p after a the drop down list show apple, apricots.

thanking u...

Posted 29-Mar-11 0:21am

ajitha.pusapati

Updated 29-Mar-11 0:27am

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walterhevedeich 29-Mar-11 6:23am

Question is unclear. You havent even mentioned what type of application are you doing? is it a web or windows forms app?

ajitha.pusapati 29-Mar-11 6:29am

sorry for that.. i already modify the question.
its windows forms

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Solution 1

You can probably use TextBox with AutoComplete feature. I am not too sure if ComboBox too comes with that feature. For web based applications, we have Ajax AutoCompleteExtender to serve. See if this helps you.

Posted 29-Mar-11 0:24am

dan!sh

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ajitha.pusapati 29-Mar-11 6:28am

no, this can done in windows forms. but i dont kown how to do this..

dan!sh 29-Mar-11 6:34am

Check the possible values for AutoCompleteMode.

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Michel [mjbohn] · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-29T00:38:00

Solution 2

Just set AutoCompleteMode to SuggestAppend and AutoCompleteSource to ListItems

Posted 29-Mar-11 0:38am

Michel [mjbohn]

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ajitha.pusapati 29-Mar-11 8:17am

thank u.