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Keyboard and Mouse Navigation

Keyboard Navigation

The control has a built-in functionality attached to the following keys. In order to demonstrate them, the following user's input will be used.

Figure 1: Entering input in the AutoCompleteBox Entering input in the AutoCompleteBox

  • Tab and Enter: When the user's input in the AutoCompleteBox matches an item/items from the source, pressing Tab or Enter will select the first item from the matching ones and navigate to it.

Figure 2: Selecting and navigating with the Tab or Enter key Selecting and navigating with the Tab or Enter key

  • Escape: Pressing Escape will close the DropDown and the matched item would not be selected.

Figure 3: Pressing the Escape key Pressing the Escape key

Mouse Navigation

Through the mouse navigation mechanism the user can easily iterate through all items that match a given input. This can be done by hovering the input in the AutoCompleteBox and scrolling using the mouse wheel.

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