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RadSearchBox Client Object

The following table lists the most important methods of the client-side RadSearchBox object:

Name Parameters Return Type Description
commitChanges none none Writes the changes to the searchBox that were made since a previous call to trackChanges, so that they are preserved over post-backs.
saveClientState none none Saves the client state to the client state hidden field
repaint none none Refreshes the RadSearchBox UI
get_enableAutoComplete none Boolean Gets a value indicating whether the AutoComplete functionality of the SearchBox is enabled
set_enableAutoComplete Boolean none Sets whether the AutoComplete functionality of the SearchBox is enabled
get_buttons none SearchBoxButtonCollection Gets a collection with all buttons
get_filter none SearchBoxFilter Gets the Filter criteria of RadSearchBox.
set_filter SearchBoxFilter none Sets the Filter criteria of RadSearchBox.
get_text none string Gets the text in the input field.
get_clientTemplate none string Returns the value of the RadSearchBox's ClientTemplate property.
set_clientTemplate String none Sets the value of the RadSearchBox's ClientTemplate property.
set_emptyMessage String none Sets the value of the RadSearchBox's EmptyMessage property.
get_emptyMessage none string Returns the value of the RadSearchBox's EmptyMessage property.
get_dropDownElement none none Gets the root DOM element of the RadSearchBox's drop-down.
get_inputElement none none Gets the input DOM element of the RadSearchBox.
get_childListElement none none Gets the UL DOM element of the RadSearchBox's drop-down
get_maxResultCount none int Gets the MaxResultsCount of RadSearchBox so you can pass it to the web service.
query none none If AutoComplete is enabled,the search string exists and it is longer than the min filter length set, a search operation is performed. The second parameter defines whether all results should be shown in the drop-down.
clear none none Clears the search results and closes the drop-down.
get_requestDelay none number Returns the time in milliseconds before a request is initiated by the control after the user enters a keystroke.
set_requestDelay number none Sets the time in milliseconds before a request is initiated by the control after the user enters a keystroke. Useful when requests overlap each other due to slower networks or when users with varying typing speeds encounter issues with the returned results for old searches.
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