Events

This article lists the events specific for RadAutoSuggestBox.

• TextChanged: Occurs on each change in the text of the TextBoxt part of the control. The event arguments are of type TextChangedEventArgs and expose the following members:

  • Reason: A property of type TextChangeReason that allows you to identify how the text was changed - Programmatic, via UserInput or on SuggestionChosen.

    Example 1: TextChanged event handler

            private void RadAutoSuggestBox_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e) 
            { 
                if (e.Reason == TextChangeReason.UserInput) 
                { 
                    this.radAutoSuggestBox.ItemsSource = MyGetFilteredItems(this.radAutoSuggestBox.Text); 
                }             
            } 
    

• QuerySubmitted: Occurs when the user submits a query. This happens on the following occassions - Enter press while the control is focused and the drop down is opened, a click over the query button or choosing suggestion from the drop down list. The event arguments are of type QuerySubmittedEventArgs and expose the following members:

  • QueryText: A property that holds the currently searched text.

  • Suggestion: A property of type object, that holds a reference to the chosen suggestion. If no suggestion was selected the property value is null.

    Example 2: QuerySubmitted event handler

            private void RadAutoSuggestBox_QuerySubmitted(object sender, QuerySubmittedEventArgs e) 
            {      
            } 
    

• SuggestionChosen: Occurs when a suggestion is chosen from the drop down list. The event arguments are of type SuggestionChosenEventArgs and expose the following members:

  • Suggestion: A property of type object, that holds a reference to the chosen suggestion.

    Example 3: SuggestionChosen event handler

            private void RadAutoSuggestBox_SuggestionChosen(object sender, SuggestionChosenEventArgs e) 
            {     
            } 
    

    See Also

  • Getting Started
  • Buttons
  • Watermark
  • Grouping