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On the Client

The following case scenario gives an insight into the AutoCompleteBoxEntry collection when working with the selected entries of RadAutoCompleteBox on the client.

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
    function addNewEntry(sender, args) {
        var autoCompleteBox = $find("<%= RadAutoCompleteBox1.ClientID %>");
        var textBox = $find("RadTextBox1");
        if (textBox.get_value() == "") return;
        var entry = new Telerik.Web.UI.AutoCompleteBoxEntry();
        entry.set_text(textBox.get_value());
        autoCompleteBox.get_entries().add(entry);
    }

    function removeEntry(sender, args) {
        var autoCompleteBox = $find("<%= RadAutoCompleteBox1.ClientID %>");
        var firstEntry = autoCompleteBox.get_entries().getEntry(0);
        if (firstEntry) {
            autoCompleteBox.get_entries().remove(firstEntry);
        }
    }

    function printSelectedEntries(sender, args) {
        var autoCompleteBox = $find("<%= RadAutoCompleteBox1.ClientID %>");
        var label = $telerik.$("#Label1")[0];
        var entriesCount = autoCompleteBox.get_entries().get_count();
        if (entriesCount == 0)
            label.innerHTML = "There are no selected entries!";
        else {
            label.innerHTML = "Selected entries: ";
            for (var i = 0; i < entriesCount; i++) {
                label.innerHTML += autoCompleteBox.get_entries().getEntry(i).get_text() + ", ";
            }
            var innerHTML = label.innerHTML;
            label.innerHTML = innerHTML.substr(0, innerHTML.length - 2);
        }

    }

    function clearAllEntries(sender, args) {
        $find("RadAutoCompleteBox1").get_entries().clear();
    }
</script>
<div>
    <telerik:RadTextBox RenderMode="Lightweight" runat="server" ID="RadTextBox1" EmptyMessage="Type an entry" />
    <telerik:RadButton RenderMode="Lightweight" runat="server" ID="RadButton1" OnClientClicked="addNewEntry" Text="Add new entry"
        AutoPostBack="false" />
</div>
<br />
<div>
    <telerik:RadButton RenderMode="Lightweight" runat="server" ID="RadButton2" OnClientClicked="removeEntry" Text="Remove first entry"
        AutoPostBack="false" />
    <telerik:RadButton RenderMode="Lightweight" runat="server" ID="RadButton4" OnClientClicked="clearAllEntries"
        Text="Clear all entries" AutoPostBack="false" />
</div>
<br />
<div>
    <telerik:RadButton RenderMode="Lightweight" runat="server" ID="RadButton3" OnClientClicked="printSelectedEntries"
        Text="Print all selected entries" AutoPostBack="false" />
    <asp:Label runat="server" ID="Label1" />
</div>
<br />
<div>
    <label>RadAutoCompleteBox:</label>
    <telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox RenderMode="Lightweight" ID="RadAutoCompleteBox1" runat="server" AllowCustomEntry="true"
        InputType="Token" Delimiter=";" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" DataTextField="Name"
        DataValueField="ID">
    </telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox>
    <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:TelerikConnectionString %>"
        SelectCommand="SELECT [ID], [NAME] FROM [Cities]"></asp:SqlDataSource>
</div>

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