ComboBox HtmlHelper Overview

The DropDownList HtmlHelper extension is a server-side wrapper for the Kendo UI ComboBox widget.

It allows you to configure the Kendo UI ComboBox widget from server-side code. The ComboBox displays a list of values and allows for a single selection from the list. The user input is restricted within the predefined options.

For more information on the HtmlHelper, refer to the article on the ComboBox HtmlHelper for ASP.NET MVC.

Basic Usage

The following example demonstrates how to define the ComboBox by using the ComboBox HtmlHelper.

    @(Html.Kendo().ComboBox()
        .Name("combobox")
        .DataTextField("ProductName")
        .DataValueField("ProductID")
        .DataSource(source => {
            source.Read(read =>
            {
                read.Action("Products_Read", "ComboBox");
            });
        })
    )

    public class ComboBoxController : Controller
    {
        public IActionResult Index()
        {
            return View();
        }

        public JsonResult Products_Read()
        {
            var result = Enumerable.Range(0, 50).Select(i => new ProductViewModel
            {
                ProductID = "" + i,
                ProductName = "Product " + i
            });

            return Json(result);
        }
    }

Configuration

The following example demonstrates the basic configuration of the ComboBox HtmlHelper and how to get the ComboBox instance.

    @(Html.Kendo().ComboBox()
        .Name("combobox")
        .DataTextField("ProductName")
        .DataValueField("ProductID")
        .HtmlAttributes(new { style = "width:100%" })
        .Filter("contains")
        .MinLength(3)
        .Height(290)
        .HeaderTemplate(
            "<div class=\"dropdown-header k-widget k-header\">" +
                "<span>Products</span>" +
            "</div>")
        .FooterTemplate("Total <strong>#: instance.dataSource.total() #</strong> items found")
        .DataSource(source =>
        {
            source.Read(read =>
            {
                read.Action("Products_Read2", "DropDownList");
            })
            .ServerFiltering(false);
        })
        .Events(e => e
            .Change("onChange")
            .Select("onSelect")
            .Open("onOpen")
            .Close("onClose")
            .DataBound("onDataBound")
            .Filtering("onFiltering")
        )
    )

    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(function () {
            //Notice that the Name() of the ComboBox is used to get its client-side instance.
            var combobox = $("#combobox").data("kendoComboBox");
            console.log(combobox);
        });
    </script>

Event Handling

You can subscribe to all ComboBox events.

By Handler Name

The following example demonstrates how to subscribe to events by a handler name.

Example

    @(Html.Kendo().ComboBox()
      .Name("combobox")
      .BindTo(new string[] { "Item1", "Item2", "Item3" })
      .Events(e => e
            .Select("combobox_select")
            .Change("combobox_change")
      )
    )
    <script>
    function combobox_select() {
        //Handle the select event.
    }

    function combobox_change() {
        //Handle the change event.
    }
    </script>

By Template Delegate

The following example demonstrates how to subscribe to events by a template delegate.

Example

    @(Html.Kendo().ComboBox()
      .Name("combobox")
      .BindTo(new string[] { "Item1", "Item2", "Item3" })
      .Events(e => e
          .Select(@<text>
            function() {
                //Handle the select event inline.
            }
          </text>)
          .Change(@<text>
            function() {
                //Handle the change event inline.
            }
            </text>)
      )
    )

See Also

• JavaScript API Reference of the ComboBox
• ComboBox HtmlHelper for ASP.NET MVC
• ComboBox Official Demos
• Overview of Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core
• Get Started with Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core in ASP.NET Core Projects
• Get Started with Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core in ASP.NET Core Projects with the CLI
• Known Issues with Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core