AutoComplete TagHelper Overview
The Telerik UI AutoComplete TagHelper for ASP.NET Core is a server-side wrapper for the Kendo UI AutoComplete widget.
The AutoComplete provides suggestions depending on the typed text and allows multiple value entries.
Initializing the AutoComplete
The following example demonstrates how to define the AutoComplete by using the AutoComplete TagHelper.
<kendo-autocomplete name="products" filter="FilterType.StartsWith"></kendo-autocomplete>
Basic Configuration
The AutoComplete TagHelper configuration options are passed as attributes of the tag.
@(Html.Kendo().AutoComplete()
.Name("products2")
.DataTextField("ProductName")
.Filter("contains")
.MinLength(3)
.HtmlAttributes(new { style = "width:100%" })
.DataSource(source =>
{
source
.Read(read =>
{
read.Action("GetProducts", "Home")
.Data("onAdditionalData");
})
.ServerFiltering(true);
})
)
<script>
function onAdditionalData() {
return {
text: $("#products").val()
};
}
</script>
<kendo-autocomplete name="products" filter="FilterType.Contains"
datatextfield="ProductName"
min-length="3" style="width: 100%;">
<datasource type="DataSourceTagHelperType.Custom" server-filtering="true">
<transport>
<read url="@Url.Action("GetProducts", "Home")" data="onAdditionalData" />
</transport>
</datasource>
</kendo-autocomplete>
<script>
function onAdditionalData() {
return {
text: $("#products").val()
};
}
</script>