Is there a way to use keypress/text changed where you use that event to access data then display the data within the textbox? For example, you use textchanged to retrieve data and look for "artichoke" and type 'a'. It finds all things that start with 'a' and puts the first returned result in the textbox (lets say the first was "apple"). However the event fires again (it searchs for the results using "apple"). So even if you had "artichoke" you won't see it.

I was thinking of highlighting the possible display after it and somehow not making that count as user inputed text. Any ideas?

I'm not sure what you want, let me guess -are you trying to make something like an autocomplete list box or combobox like the font combo box in microsoft word.

Hey,

Text changed works when the control loses focus. So if they typed an A, they would have to click out of that control for it to even work. Unless you try hosting a C# forms control in a web form.

If you are talking windows forms, yes it can be done. Though I've never done it, I've seen it done.

Brian

Correct, I was talking about a windows form using c#

Highlighting the added part is a good idea.

Like if 'a' is pressed and 'apple' is searched and put in the text box --highlight 'pple'. Now if lets say 't' is pressed the highlighted 'pple' gets replaced with 't' and 'at' is searched now.

You may also wannt to disable the search when backsapce and delete are pressed.

I had written a somewhat similar thing only that i had a combobox acting as the list of data.

For ComboBox autocomplete you can use the following link, it is good.

http://www.kbalertz.com/Feedback_319946.aspx



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