DropDownList Grouping

The DropDownList component allows users to see the listed items grouped in categories. This can improve the user experience and make browsing through the items faster.

To enable DropDownList grouping, set the GroupField parameter to a field name from the model. The DropDownList will display the corresponding field values as group headers in the dropdown. Nested values of complex object properties are supported (see the example below).

The group headers can stick to the top of the dropdown during scrolling. In other words, users will always know which is the group of the current topmost items in the scrollable list.

Grouping in the DropDownList

<TelerikDropDownList Data="@Data"
                     @bind-Value="@SelectedValue"
                     GroupField="Category.CategoryName"
                     TextField="ProductName"
                     ValueField="ProductId"
                     DefaultText="Select a product">
</TelerikDropDownList>

@code {
    public IEnumerable<Product> Data { get; set; }
    public int SelectedValue { get; set; }

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        List<Product> products = new List<Product>();
        for (int i = 1; i <= 20; i++)
        {
            products.Add(new Product()
            {
                ProductId = i,
                ProductName = $"Product {i}",
                Category = new Category() { CategoryId = i % 5 + 1, CategoryName = $"Category {i % 5 + 1}" }
            });
        }

        Data = products;

        base.OnInitialized();
    }

    public class Product
    {
        public int ProductId { get; set; }
        public string ProductName { get; set; }
        public Category Category { get; set; }
    }

    public class Category
    {
        public int CategoryId { get; set; }
        public string CategoryName { get; set; }
    }
}

Notes

• One level of grouping is supported.
• The DefaultText (e.g. "Select item...") is always rendered above the sticky group header in the dropdown.
• A grouped DropDownList will provide a Groups property with a single GroupDescriptor in the DataSourceRequest argument of its OnRead event. This will allow the developer to apply grouping with manual data operations.

See Also

• Live Demo: DropDownList Grouping