Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.AutoCompleteBuilder

Defines the fluent API for configuring the Kendo UI AutoComplete

Methods

Animation(System.Boolean)

Use to enable or disable animation of the popup element.

Parameters

enable System.Boolean

The boolean value.

Example (ASPX)

<%= Html.Kendo().AutoComplete()
    .Name("AutoComplete")
    .Animation(false) //toggle effect
%>

Animation(System.Action<Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.PopupAnimationBuilder>)

Configures the animation effects of the widget.

Parameters

animationAction System.Action<Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.PopupAnimationBuilder>

The action which configures the animation effects.

Example (ASPX)

<%= Html.Kendo().AutoComplete()
    .Name("AutoComplete")
    .Animation(animation =>
    {
        animation.Open(open =>
        {
            open.SlideIn(SlideDirection.Down);
            });
        })
        %>

BindTo(System.Collections.IEnumerable)

Binds the widget to an IEnumerable list.

Parameters

data System.Collections.IEnumerable

The data source.

Example (ASPX)

<%= Html.Kendo().AutoComplete()
    .Name("AutoComplete")
    .DataTextField("CompanyName")
    .DataValueField("CompanyID")
    .BindTo(new List<Company>
{
    new Company {
    CompanyName = "Text1",
    CompanyID = "Value1"
    },
    new Company {
    CompanyName = "Text2",
    CompanyID = "Value2"
    }
})
%>

Filter(System.String)

The filtering method used to determine the suggestions for the current value. The default filter is "startswith" - all data items which begin with the current widget value are displayed in the suggestion popup. The supported filter values are startswith, endswith and contains.

Parameters

value System.String

The value for Filter

DataSource(System.Action<Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.ReadOnlyDataSourceBuilder>)

Sets the data source configuration of the AutoComplete.

Parameters

configurator System.Action<Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.ReadOnlyDataSourceBuilder>

The lambda which configures the data source

Separator(System.String[])

The character used to separate multiple values. Empty by default.

Parameters

value System.String[]

The values for Separator

AutoWidth(System.Boolean)

If set to true, the widget automatically adjusts the width of the popup element and does not wrap up the item label.

Parameters

value System.Boolean

The value for AutoWidth

ClearButton(System.Boolean)

Unless this options is set to false, a button will appear when hovering the widget. Clicking that button will reset the widget's value and will trigger the change event.

Parameters

value System.Boolean

The value for ClearButton

DataTextField(System.String)

The field of the data item used when searching for suggestions. This is the text that will be displayed in the list of matched results.

Parameters

value System.String

The value for DataTextField

Delay(System.Double)

The delay in milliseconds between a keystroke and when the widget displays the suggestion popup.

Parameters

value System.Double

The value for Delay

Enable(System.Boolean)

If set to false the widget will be disabled and will not allow user input. The widget is enabled by default and allows user input.

Parameters

value System.Boolean

The value for Enable

EnforceMinLength(System.Boolean)

If set to true the widget will not show all items when the text of the search input cleared. By default the widget shows all items when the text of the search input is cleared. Works in conjunction with minLength.

Parameters

value System.Boolean

The value for EnforceMinLength

EnforceMinLength

If set to true the widget will not show all items when the text of the search input cleared. By default the widget shows all items when the text of the search input is cleared. Works in conjunction with minLength.

FixedGroupTemplate(System.String)

The template used to render the fixed header group. By default the widget displays only the value of the current group.

Parameters

value System.String

The value for FixedGroupTemplate

FixedGroupTemplateId(System.String)

The template used to render the fixed header group. By default the widget displays only the value of the current group.

Parameters

templateId System.String

The ID of the template element for FixedGroupTemplate

FooterTemplate(System.String)

The template used to render the footer template. The footer template receives the widget itself as a part of the data argument. Use the widget fields directly in the template.

Parameters

value System.String

The value for FooterTemplate

FooterTemplateId(System.String)

The template used to render the footer template. The footer template receives the widget itself as a part of the data argument. Use the widget fields directly in the template.

Parameters

templateId System.String

The ID of the template element for FooterTemplate

GroupTemplate(System.String)

The template used to render the groups. By default the widget displays only the value of the group.

Parameters

value System.String

The value for GroupTemplate

GroupTemplateId(System.String)

The template used to render the groups. By default the widget displays only the value of the group.

Parameters

templateId System.String

The ID of the template element for GroupTemplate

Height(System.Double)

The height of the suggestion popup in pixels. The default value is 200 pixels.

Parameters

value System.Double

The value for Height

HighlightFirst(System.Boolean)

If set to true the first suggestion will be automatically highlighted.

Parameters

value System.Boolean

The value for HighlightFirst

HighlightFirst

If set to true the first suggestion will be automatically highlighted.

IgnoreCase(System.Boolean)

If set to false case-sensitive search will be performed to find suggestions. The widget performs case-insensitive searching by default.

Parameters

value System.Boolean

The value for IgnoreCase

Messages(System.Action<Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.AutoCompleteMessagesSettingsBuilder>)

The text messages displayed in the widget. Use this option to customize or localize the messages.

Parameters

configurator System.Action<Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.AutoCompleteMessagesSettingsBuilder>

The configurator for the messages setting.

MinLength(System.Double)

The minimum number of characters the user must type before a search is performed. Set to higher value than 1 if the search could match a lot of items.

Parameters

value System.Double

The value for MinLength

NoDataTemplate(System.String)

The template used to render the "no data" template, which will be displayed if no results are found or the underlying data source is empty. The noData template receives the widget itself as a part of the data argument. The template will be evaluated on every widget data bound.

Parameters

value System.String

The value for NoDataTemplate

NoDataTemplateId(System.String)

The template used to render the "no data" template, which will be displayed if no results are found or the underlying data source is empty. The noData template receives the widget itself as a part of the data argument. The template will be evaluated on every widget data bound.

Parameters

templateId System.String

The ID of the template element for NoDataTemplate

Placeholder(System.String)

The hint displayed by the widget when it is empty. Not set by default.

Parameters

value System.String

The value for Placeholder

Separator(System.String)

The character used to separate multiple values. Empty by default.

Parameters

value System.String

The value for Separator

Suggest(System.Boolean)

If set to true the widget will automatically use the first suggestion as its value.

Parameters

value System.Boolean

The value for Suggest

Suggest

If set to true the widget will automatically use the first suggestion as its value.

HeaderTemplate(System.String)

Specifies a static HTML content, which will be rendered as a header of the popup element.

Parameters

value System.String

The value for HeaderTemplate

HeaderTemplateId(System.String)

Specifies a static HTML content, which will be rendered as a header of the popup element.

Parameters

templateId System.String

The ID of the template element for HeaderTemplate

Template(System.String)

The template used to render the suggestions. By default the widget displays only the text of the suggestion (configured via dataTextField).

Parameters

value System.String

The value for Template

TemplateId(System.String)

The template used to render the suggestions. By default the widget displays only the text of the suggestion (configured via dataTextField).

Parameters

templateId System.String

The ID of the template element for Template

Value(System.String)

The value of the widget.

Parameters

value System.String

The value for Value

ValuePrimitive(System.Boolean)

Specifies the value binding behavior for the widget when the initial model value is null. If set to true, the View-Model field will be updated with the selected item text field. If set to false, the View-Model field will be updated with the selected item.

Parameters

value System.Boolean

The value for ValuePrimitive

ValuePrimitive

Specifies the value binding behavior for the widget when the initial model value is null. If set to true, the View-Model field will be updated with the selected item text field. If set to false, the View-Model field will be updated with the selected item.

Virtual(System.Action<Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.AutoCompleteVirtualSettingsBuilder>)

Enables the virtualization feature of the widget. The configuration can be set on an object, which contains two properties - itemHeight and valueMapper.For detailed information, refer to the article on virtualization.

Parameters

configurator System.Action<Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.AutoCompleteVirtualSettingsBuilder>

The configurator for the virtual setting.

Virtual

Enables the virtualization feature of the widget. The configuration can be set on an object, which contains two properties - itemHeight and valueMapper.For detailed information, refer to the article on virtualization.

Virtual(System.Boolean)

Enables the virtualization feature of the widget. The configuration can be set on an object, which contains two properties - itemHeight and valueMapper.For detailed information, refer to the article on virtualization.

Parameters

enabled System.Boolean

Enables or disables the virtual option.

Filter(Kendo.Mvc.UI.FilterType)

The filtering method used to determine the suggestions for the current value.

Parameters

value Kendo.Mvc.UI.FilterType

The value for Filter

Events(System.Action<Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.AutoCompleteEventBuilder>)

Configures the client-side events.

Parameters

configurator System.Action<Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.AutoCompleteEventBuilder>

The client events action.

Example (ASPX)

@(Html.Kendo().AutoComplete()
    .Name("AutoComplete")
    .Events(events => events
        .Change("onChange")
    )
)