Use of AutocompleteExtender

Preeti Agrawalla

13y1.6k.NET

Autocomplete extends any asp.net textbox control. It associates that control with a pop up panel to display words that begin with the prefix that is entered into the textbox. I am unable to do this. Please help me with actual code. I have cleared concept of this control, but unable to do it practically.

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Sanjeeb Lenka13y ago
Accepted answer
Hi preeti,
I modified your code check following code.

in aspx:

MinimumPrefixLength="1" EnableCaching="true" CompletionSetCount="1" CompletionInterval="1000"
ServiceMethod="GetCompletionList" ContextKey="true">

in .cs method

[System.Web.Services.WebMethodAttribute(), System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptMethodAttribute()]

public static List GetCompletionList(string prefixText, int count, string contextKey)
{
string[] country = { "America", "italy", "india", "Russia", "england", "japan" };
List CountryNames = new List();
foreach (string x in country)
{
if (x.StartsWith(prefixText, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase))
{
CountryNames.Add(x.ToString());
}
}
return CountryNames;
}

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Sanjeeb Lenka13y ago
we are always here to help.

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Preeti Agrawalla13y ago
Hey thanks a lot..its working..thank you so much..:)
Preeti Agrawalla13y ago
please check this. this code is not working. And my need is like the code written in this "rar" file.
Sanjeeb Lenka13y ago
"word entered in my code" can you elaborate it.
Means you are storing the value in database form text box or only entering data to text box
Preeti Agrawalla13y ago
Hey sanjeeb and lalit, your given link is useful if i want data from database. but my requirement is i will enter some word starting from 'a'. and when i write 'a' in my textbox, word entered in my code will show. Please help me and thanks for giving your time. And also i want to do it without using webservice.
lalit raghuvbanshi13y ago
To get the detailed and easiest example on Ajax AutoCompleteExtender control read the following articles. There are two ways to implement autocompleteextender control on TextBox:
1) using web service: Read the article: Ajax AutoCompleteExtender control example in asp.net C#,VB.Net using web service
http://www.webcodeexpert.com/2013/06/ajax-autocompleteextender-control.html

2) without using web service i.e. creating a function in code file: Read the article: Ajax AutoCompleteExtender control example in asp.net using C#,VB.Net without using web service
http://www.webcodeexpert.com/2013/06/ajax-autocompleteextender-control_14.html
Sanjeeb Lenka13y ago
check this link

without using webservice
http://www.aspdotnet-suresh.com/2011/05/ajax-autocompleteextender-sample.html

with webservice
http://hightechnology.in/ajax-autocomplete-extender-example-in-asp-net/