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Overview

RadSearchBox supports binding to various data sources, which include:

Databinding Properties and Methods

The following properties and methods are used when binding RadSearchBox to a data source.

  • DataSource property - set to an instance of your data source. This is mandatory when binding RadSearchBox at runtime.

  • DataSourceID property - set to the ID of your data source. This is mandatory when binding RadSearchBox declaratively.

  • DataTextField property - field name from the data source bound to the RadSearchBox DropDownItem's Text property.

  • DataValueField property - field name from the data source bound to the RadSearchBox DropDownItem's Value property.

  • DataKeyNames property - lists the additional fields of the RadSearchBox DropDownItem that are needed from the DataSource.

  • DataContextKeyField property - this poperty defines a field from the data source which is used as a context when search operation is performed. It should be used along with the Search Context

  • DataModelID property is used to set the ModelID when binding RadSearchBox to OData DataSource.

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