AutoComplete for Xamarin.Android: Display Modes
RadAutoCompleteTextView has two predefined display modes.
- Plain
- Tokens
Display mode can be changed with the DisplayMode
property of the RadAutoCompleteTextView. The default value is DisplayMode.Plain
.
this.autocomplete.DisplayMode = DisplayMode.Tokens;
Plain mode
In plain mode RadAutoCompleteTextView displays chosen item as plain text. When this mode only one item can be chosen.
Tokens mode
Tokens mode allows multiple choice of items. Chosen items are displayed as tokens which can be modified or completely changed with custom ones.
When RadAutoCompleteTextView is working in DisplayMode.Tokens, you can apply two different behaviors for token arrangement.
- Wrap
- Horizontal
The layout mode of the tokens can be changed with the LayoutMode
property of the RadAutoCompleteTextView. The default value is DisplayMode.Wrap
.
this.autocomplete.TokensLayoutMode = LayoutMode.Horizontal;
Wrap layout
In wrap mode tokens are arranged on multiple lines. Every time a new line is started the RadAutoCompleteTextView is expanding in order to show all tokens. When expand limit is reached the RadAutoCompleteTextView stops expanding and allows only scrolling. The expand limit can be set with the MaximumWrapHeight
property of the autocomplete. Default value is three times the initial height of the RadAutoCompleteTextView.
Horizontal layout
In horizontal layout tokens are displayed on single line which can be scrolled horizontally in order to display all tokens.