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Telerik.Web.UI.RadSearchBox : Telerik.Web.UI.RadWebControl

Inheritance Hierarchy

Methods

clear

Clears the search results and closes the drop-down.

Parameters

Returns

None

commitChanges

Writes the changes to the searchBox that were made since a previous call to trackChanges, so that they are preserved over post-backs.

Parameters

Returns

None

get_buttons

Gets a collection with all buttons

Parameters

Returns

Telerik.Web.UI.SearchBoxButtonCollection

get_childListElement

Gets the UL DOM element of the RadSearchBox's drop-down

Parameters

Returns

Element The UL DOM element of the RadSearchBox

get_clientTemplate

Returns the value of the RadSearchBox's ClientTemplate property.

Parameters

Returns

String The value of the RadSearchBox

get_dropDownElement

Gets the root DOM element of the RadSearchBox's drop-down.

Parameters

Returns

Element The root DOM element of the RadSearchBox

get_emptyMessage

Returns the value of the RadSearchBox's EmptyMessage property.

Parameters

Returns

String The value of the RadSearchBox

get_enableAutoComplete

Gets a value indicating whether the AutoComplete functionality of the SearchBox is enabled

Parameters

Returns

Boolean Value indicating whether the AutoComplete functionality of the SearchBox is enabled

get_enabled

Gets the value of the Enabled property

Parameters

Returns

String

get_filter

Gets the Filter criteria of RadSearchBox.

Parameters

Returns

Telerik.Web.UI.SearchBoxFilter

get_inputElement

Gets the input DOM element of the RadSearchBox.

Parameters

Returns

Element The input DOM element of the RadSearchBox.

get_requestDelay

Returns the time in milliseconds before a request is initiated by the control after the user enters a keystroke.

Parameters

Returns

Number The time in milliseconds before a request is initiated by the control after the user enters a keystroke.

get_searchContext

Gets the SearchContext's object

Parameters

Returns

Telerik.Web.UI.SearchContext

get_text

Gets the text in the input field.

Parameters

Returns

String The text in the input field.

query

If AutoComplete is enabled,the search string exists and it is longer than the min filter length set, a search operation is performed. The second parameter defines whether all results should be shown in the drop-down.

Parameters

Returns

None

repaint

Refreshes the RadSearchBox UI

Parameters

Returns

None

saveClientState

Saves the client state to the client state hidden field

Parameters

Returns

None

set_clientTemplate

Sets the value of the RadSearchBox's ClientTemplate property.

Parameters

value String

value

Returns

None

set_emptyMessage

Sets the value of the RadSearchBox's EmptyMessage property.

Parameters

value String

value

Returns

None

set_enableAutoComplete

Sets whether the AutoComplete functionality of the SearchBox is enabled

Parameters

value Boolean

Indicates whether the AutoComplete functionality of the SearchBox is enabled.

Returns

None

set_enabled

Toggles the enabled state of the RadSearchBox.

Parameters

Returns

None

set_filter

Sets the Filter criteria of RadSearchBox.

Parameters

value Telerik.Web.UI.SearchBoxFilter

The Filter criteria.

set_requestDelay

Sets the time in milliseconds before a request is initiated by the control after the user enters a keystroke. Useful when requests overlap each other due to slower networks or when users with varying typing speeds encounter issues with the returned results for old searches.

Parameters

value Number

The time in milliseconds before a request is initiated by the control after the user enters a keystroke.

Returns

None

Events

load

Occurs after the RadSearchBox has been fully initialized on the client-side.

Event Data

sender Telerik.Web.UI.RadSearchBox

The RadSearchBox instance raised the event.

args Sys.EventArgs

The arguments of the Load event.

dataRequesting

Occurs when a new text is entered and a request for items is about to be sent.

Event Data

sender Telerik.Web.UI.RadSearchBox

The RadSearchBox instance raised the event.

args Telerik.Web.UI.SearchBoxDataRequestingEventArgs

The arguments of the DataRequesting event

buttonCommand

Occurs when a new text is entered and a request for items is about to be sent.

Event Data

sender Telerik.Web.UI.RadSearchBox

The RadSearchBox instance raised the event.

args Telerik.Web.UI.SearchBoxButtonCommandEventArgs

The arguments of the ButtonCommand event

Occurs when the search button is clicked, Enter is pressed, or an item from the searchBox dropdown is clicked.

Event Data

sender Telerik.Web.UI.RadSearchBox

The RadSearchBox instance raised the event.

args Telerik.Web.UI.SearchBoxSearchEventArgs

The arguments of the Search event.

dataRequesting

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