AutoComplete PHP Class Overview

The Kendo UI AutoComplete for PHP is a server-side wrapper for the Kendo UI AutoComplete widget.

Getting Started

The Basics

There are two ways to bind a Kendo UI AutoComplete for PHP:

  • Locally—Local binding binds the AutoComplete to a PHP array.
  • Remotely—During remote binding the AutoComplete makes AJAX requests and is bound to the JSON result.

Configuration

Below are listed the steps for you to follow when configuring the Kendo UI AutoComplete for local binding.

Step 1 Make sure you followed all the steps from the introductory article on Telerik UI for PHP—include the autoloader, JavaScript, and CSS files.

Step 2 Create an array to which the AutoComplete will be bound.

<?php
$data = array(
    array('name' => 'John Doe', 'age' => 32),
    array('name' => 'Jane Doe', 'age' => 29)
);
?>

Step 3 Create a data source and set its data.

<?php
$dataSource = new \Kendo\Data\DataSource();
$dataSource->data($data);
?>

Step 4 Create an AutoComplete, configure its dataTextField option and set its DataSource.

<?php
$dataSource = new \Kendo\Data\DataSource();
$dataSource->data($data);

$autoComplete = new \Kendo\UI\AutoComplete('AutoComplete');
$autoComplete->dataSource($dataSource);
$autoComplete->dataTextField('name');
?>

Step 5 Output the AutoComplete by echoing the result of the render method.

<?php
echo $autoComplete->render();
?>

Event Handling

You can subscribe to all AutoComplete events.

Specify Function Names

The example below demonstrates how to subscribe for events by specifying a JavaScript function name.

<?php
$autoComplete = new \Kendo\UI\AutoComplete('autocomplete');

// The 'autocomplete_change' JavaScript function will handle the 'change' event of the autocomplete
$autoComplete->change('autocomplete_change');

echo $autoComplete->render();
?>
<script>
function autocomplete_change() {
    // Handle the change event
}
</script>

Provide Inline Code

The example below demonstrates how to provide inline JavaScript code.

<?php
$autoComplete = new \Kendo\UI\AutoComplete('autocomplete');

// Provide inline JavaScript code that will handle the 'change' event of the autocomplete
$autoComplete->change('function() { /* Handle the change event */ }');

echo $autoComplete->render();
?>

Reference

Client-Side Instances

You can reference the client-side Kendo UI AutoComplete instance via jQuery.data(). Once a reference is established, use the AutoComplete API to control its behavior.

<?php
$autoComplete = new \Kendo\UI\AutoComplete('autocomplete');
echo $autoComplete->render();
?>
<script>
$(function() {
    // The constructor parameter is used as the 'id' HTML attribute of the autocomplete
    var autocomplete = $("#autocomplete").data("kendoAutoComplete")
});
</script>

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