ListSearch Tab or enter key event?

Hello,

I'm pretty new to Ajax and Aps.net so hopefully this question can easily be answered.

I have a ListSearch that extends a dropdownlist. When a user types for the list search, the correct item is chosen but I also want the dropdownlist to fire an event, preferably SelectedIndexChanged, if the user clicks the key Tab or enter. Right now a tab shows the correct item when a Tab is clicked but no event is fired. The SelectedIndexChanged event fires when a user clicks changes a GridView. I want the grid view to also change when the tab or enter key is pressed when using the ListSearch Any Ideas?

thanks for the help.

We have anissue tracking the selectedindex change event. If the tab key is hit when the focus is in the listbox should cause the onblur event to fire and you can hook into that. See thisbug for the enter/tab autopostback issue. You could update it with your scenario as well to make sure that the fix is covers it.

I'm running into the same problem as you guys are. I love how ListSearch Ajax works, but can't use it because it doesn't fire an event for the dropdownlist or manage the tab index.

In the meantime, I found this add-on tool that does what I'm looking for. Of course, it comes with a price. :-(

Go check out the "Contact Information" section.

http://samples.asplib.net/AspLibSamples/ComboBox.aspx

ListSearchExtender and TAB

Hi

I am beginning to use the ListSearchExtender and it works but only if I press Enter or click with the mouse on selected item; when I the press the TAB and focus leaves the ListSearchExtender and goes to next control the ListSearchExtender returns to first item... must of the users uses the TAB to go to next field/control. How can the ListSearchExtender keep its selected value?

Any solutions?

Thanks!

/Staffan

to make the question a litte bit better; TAB functions well when I am NOT dropping down the dropdown i e it keeps selected value, but if I dropdown the dropdown and then types some valid characters and then press TAB it returns to first item?

Kind Regards

STaffan

Hi,

The item is remained selected when I press tab according to my test.

Please try this sample:

<%@. Page Language="C#" %><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><script runat="server"> protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (!IsPostBack) { DropDownList1.DataSource = this.GetWordListText(); DropDownList1.DataBind(); } //string script = ClientScript.GetPostBackEventReference(DropDownList1, ""); //DropDownList1.Attributes.Add("onblur", script); //DropDownList1.Attributes.Add("onchange", script); //Response.Write(DropDownList1.SelectedValue); } public string[] GetWordListText() { string[] tempWordListText = new string[] { "Alfa", "Alpha", "Bravo", "Charlie", "Delta", "Echo", "Foxtrot", "Golf", "Hotel", "India", "Juliett", "Juliet", "Kilo", "Lima", "Mike", "November", "Oscar", "Papa", "Quebec", "Romeo", "Sierra", "Tango", "Uniform", "Victor", "Whiskey", "X-ray", "Xray", "Yankee", "Zulu", "Zero", "Nadazero", "One", "Unaone", "Two", "Bissotwo", "Three", "Terrathree", "Four", "Kartefour", "Five", "Pantafive", "Six", "Soxisix", "Seven", "Setteseven", "Eight", "Oktoeight", "Nine", "Novenine" }; Array.Sort(tempWordListText); return tempWordListText; }</script><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ><head runat="server"> <title>Untitled Page</title></head><body> <form id="form1" runat="server"> <div> <asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server"> </asp:ScriptManager> </div> <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server"> </asp:DropDownList> <ajaxToolkit:ListSearchExtender PromptPosition="Top" ID="ListSearchExtender1" runat="server" TargetControlID="DropDownList1"> </ajaxToolkit:ListSearchExtender> <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"></asp:TextBox> </form></body></html>

Hope this helps. If it doesn't, please provide a simple page without relying on any specific DataBase or class.

Hi!

When I am using your code and:

1. Click the downarrow to "downdrop"
2. When I see the beginning of the list and I am typing for example charli and then direct press TAB on my keyboard the dropdown selects Alfa.

?

Best Regards!

Staffan