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.NET MAUI ComboBox Keyboard Support

The Telerik UI for .NET MAUI ComboBox provides keyboard navigation support on WinUI and MacCatalyst.

Keyboard support is available only on .NET 8.0.

The following table lists the actions and keyboard combinations that are available in the ComboBox:

Hotkey Combinations Action
F4 Shows the dropdown if it is closed. If the dropdown is opened pressing the F4 key will submit the selection and close the dropdown.
Up Arrow / Down Arrow If the dropdown is opened, pressing Up/Down Arrows will change the highlighted item in the dropdown list. If it is closed pressing Up/Down Arrows will change the SelectedItem.
Left Arrow / Right Arrow If the dropdown is opened, pressing Left/Right Arrows will change the highlighted item in the dropdown list. If it is closed pressing Left/Right Arrows will change the SelectedItem. They work only when IsEditable is False.
Enter Takes effect only when the dropdown of the ComboBox is opened. Commits the selection and closes the dropdown.
Esc Takes effect only when the dropdown is opened. It cancels the selection and closes the dropdown of the ComboBox.Esc key is not supported in MacOS when IsEditable is True.
Home / End Works only when IsEditable is False. When the dropdown is opened pressing the Home/End keys will change the highlighted item to the first/last item. If the dropdown is closed pressing the Home/End keys will change the selected item to the first/last item.
PageUp / PageDown Pressing any of these keys will open the dropdown when it is closed. If the dropdown is opened pressing PageUp/PageDown will change the highlighted item.

On MacOS when IsEditable property of the ComboBox is True, Command key should be pressed to enable the previously described hotkeys.

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