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AutoCompleteBox Class

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Represents a control that provides a text box for user input and a drop-down that contains possible matches based on the input in the text box.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Windows.DependencyObject
    System.Windows.UIElement
      System.Windows.FrameworkElement
        System.Windows.Controls.Control
          System.Windows.Controls.AutoCompleteBox

Namespace:  System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:  System.Windows.Controls.Input (in System.Windows.Controls.Input.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name := "Pressed", GroupName := "CommonStates")> _
<TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name := "Disabled", GroupName := "CommonStates")> _
<StyleTypedPropertyAttribute(Property := "TextBoxStyle", StyleTargetType := GetType(TextBox))> _
<StyleTypedPropertyAttribute(Property := "ItemContainerStyle", StyleTargetType := GetType(ListBox))> _
<TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name := "InvalidFocused", GroupName := "ValidationStates")> _
<TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name := "Focused", GroupName := "FocusStates")> _
<ContentPropertyAttribute("ItemsSource")> _
<TemplatePartAttribute(Name := "Selector", Type := GetType(Selector))> _
<TemplatePartAttribute(Name := "Text", Type := GetType(TextBox))> _
<TemplatePartAttribute(Name := "Popup", Type := GetType(Popup))> _
<TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name := "InvalidUnfocused", GroupName := "ValidationStates")> _
<TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name := "Unfocused", GroupName := "FocusStates")> _
<TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name := "Normal", GroupName := "CommonStates")> _
<TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name := "MouseOver", GroupName := "CommonStates")> _
<TemplatePartAttribute(Name := "SelectionAdapter", Type := GetType(ISelectionAdapter))> _
<TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name := "PopupClosed", GroupName := "PopupStates")> _
<TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name := "PopupOpened", GroupName := "PopupStates")> _
<TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name := "Valid", GroupName := "ValidationStates")> _
Public Class AutoCompleteBox _
    Inherits Control
[TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name = "Pressed", GroupName = "CommonStates")]
[TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name = "Disabled", GroupName = "CommonStates")]
[StyleTypedPropertyAttribute(Property = "TextBoxStyle", StyleTargetType = typeof(TextBox))]
[StyleTypedPropertyAttribute(Property = "ItemContainerStyle", StyleTargetType = typeof(ListBox))]
[TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name = "InvalidFocused", GroupName = "ValidationStates")]
[TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name = "Focused", GroupName = "FocusStates")]
[ContentPropertyAttribute("ItemsSource")]
[TemplatePartAttribute(Name = "Selector", Type = typeof(Selector))]
[TemplatePartAttribute(Name = "Text", Type = typeof(TextBox))]
[TemplatePartAttribute(Name = "Popup", Type = typeof(Popup))]
[TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name = "InvalidUnfocused", GroupName = "ValidationStates")]
[TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name = "Unfocused", GroupName = "FocusStates")]
[TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name = "Normal", GroupName = "CommonStates")]
[TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name = "MouseOver", GroupName = "CommonStates")]
[TemplatePartAttribute(Name = "SelectionAdapter", Type = typeof(ISelectionAdapter))]
[TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name = "PopupClosed", GroupName = "PopupStates")]
[TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name = "PopupOpened", GroupName = "PopupStates")]
[TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name = "Valid", GroupName = "ValidationStates")]
public class AutoCompleteBox : Control
<sdk:AutoCompleteBox .../>

The AutoCompleteBox type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method AutoCompleteBox Initializes a new instance of the AutoCompleteBox class.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property ActualHeight Gets the rendered height of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property ActualWidth Gets the rendered width of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property AllowDrop Gets or sets a value that determines whether this UIElement can be a drop target for purposes of Silverlight drag-and-drop operations. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public property Background Gets or sets a brush that provides the background of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property BorderBrush Gets or sets a brush that describes the border background of a control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property BorderThickness Gets or sets the border thickness of a control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property CacheMode Gets or sets a value that indicates that rendered content should be cached when possible. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public property CharacterSpacing Gets or sets the distance between characters of text in the control measured in 1000ths of the font size. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Clip Gets or sets the Geometry used to define the outline of the contents of a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public property Cursor Gets or sets the cursor image that displays while the mouse pointer is over a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property DataContext Gets or sets the data context for a FrameworkElement when it participates in data binding. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Protected property DefaultStyleKey Gets or sets the key that references the default style for the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property DesiredSize Gets the size that this UIElement computed during the measure pass of the layout process. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public property Dispatcher Gets the Dispatcher this object is associated with. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public property Effect Gets or sets the pixel shader effect to use for rendering this UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public property FilterMode Gets or sets how the text in the text box is used to filter items specified by the ItemsSource property for display in the drop-down.
Public property FlowDirection Gets or sets the direction that text and other user interface elements flow within any parent element that controls their layout. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property FontFamily Gets or sets the font used to display text in the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property FontSize Gets or sets the size of the text in this control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property FontStretch Gets or sets the degree to which a font is condensed or expanded on the screen. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property FontStyle Gets or sets the style in which the text is rendered. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property FontWeight Gets or sets the thickness of the specified font. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Foreground Gets or sets a brush that describes the foreground color. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Height Gets or sets the suggested height of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property HorizontalAlignment Gets or sets the horizontal alignment characteristics that are applied to a FrameworkElement when it is composed in a layout parent, such as a panel or items control. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property HorizontalContentAlignment Gets or sets the horizontal alignment of the control's content. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property IsDropDownOpen Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the drop-down portion of the control is open.
Public property IsEnabled Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can interact with the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property IsHitTestVisible Gets or sets whether the contained area of this UIElement can return true values for hit testing. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public property IsTabStop Gets or sets a value that indicates whether a control is included in tab navigation. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property IsTextCompletionEnabled Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the first possible match found during the filtering process will be displayed automatically in the text box.
Public property ItemContainerStyle Gets or sets the Style that is applied to the selection adapter contained in the drop-down portion of the AutoCompleteBox control.
Public property ItemFilter Gets or sets the custom method that uses the user-entered text to filter the items specified by the ItemsSource property for display in the drop-down.
Public property ItemsSource Gets or sets a collection that is used to generate the items for the drop-down portion of the AutoCompleteBox control.
Public property ItemTemplate Gets or sets the DataTemplate used to display each item in the drop-down portion of the control.
Public property Language Gets or sets localization/globalization language information that applies to a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property Margin Gets or sets the outer margin of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property MaxDropDownHeight Gets or sets the maximum height of the drop-down portion of the AutoCompleteBox control.
Public property MaxHeight Gets or sets the maximum height constraint of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property MaxWidth Gets or sets the maximum width constraint of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property MinHeight Gets or sets the minimum height constraint of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property MinimumPopulateDelay Gets or sets the minimum delay, in milliseconds, after text is typed in the text box before the AutoCompleteBox control populates the list of possible matches in the drop-down.
Public property MinimumPrefixLength Gets or sets the minimum number of characters required to be entered in the text box before the AutoCompleteBox displays possible matches.
Public property MinWidth Gets or sets the minimum width constraint of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property Name Gets or sets the identifying name of the object. When a XAML processor creates the object tree from XAML markup, run-time code can refer to the XAML-declared object by this name. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property Opacity Gets or sets the degree of the object's opacity. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public property OpacityMask Gets or sets the brush used to alter the opacity of regions of this object. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public property Padding Gets or sets the padding inside a control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Parent Gets the parent object of this FrameworkElement in the object tree. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property Projection Gets or sets the perspective projection (3-D effect) to apply when rendering this UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public property RenderSize Gets the final render size of a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public property RenderTransform Gets or sets transform information that affects the rendering position of a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public property RenderTransformOrigin Gets or sets the origin point of any possible render transform declared by RenderTransform, relative to the bounds of the UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public property Resources Gets the locally defined resource dictionary. In XAML, you can establish resource items as child object elements of a frameworkElement.Resources property element, through XAML implicit collection syntax. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property SearchText Gets the text that is used to filter items in the ItemsSource item collection.
Public property SelectedItem Gets or sets the selected item in the drop-down.
Protected property SelectionAdapter Gets or sets the selection adapter used to populate the drop-down with a list of selectable items.
Public property Style Gets or sets an instance Style that is applied for this object during rendering. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property TabIndex Gets or sets a value that determines the order in which elements receive focus when the user navigates through controls by using the TAB key. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property TabNavigation Gets or sets a value that modifies how tabbing and TabIndex work for this control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Tag Gets or sets an arbitrary object value that can be used to store custom information about this object. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property Template Gets or sets a control template. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Text Gets or sets the text in the text box portion of the AutoCompleteBox control.
Public property TextBoxStyle Gets or sets the Style applied to the text box portion of the AutoCompleteBox control.
Public property TextFilter Gets or sets the custom method that uses the user-entered text to filter items specified by the ItemsSource property in a text-based way for display in the drop-down.
Public property Triggers Gets the collection of triggers for animations that are defined for a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property UseLayoutRounding Gets or sets a value that determines whether rendering for the object and its visual subtree should use rounding behavior that aligns rendering to whole pixels. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public property ValueMemberBinding Gets or sets the Binding that is used to get the value for display in the text box portion of the AutoCompleteBox control, and to filter items for display in the drop-down.
Public property ValueMemberPath Gets or sets the property path that is used to get the value for display in the text box portion of the AutoCompleteBox control, and to filter items for display in the drop-down.
Public property VerticalAlignment Gets or sets the vertical alignment characteristics that are applied to a FrameworkElement when it is composed in a parent object such as a panel or items control. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public property VerticalContentAlignment Gets or sets the vertical alignment of the control's content. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Visibility Gets or sets the visibility of a UIElement. A UIElement that is not visible does not render and does not communicate its desired size to layout. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public property Width Gets or sets the width of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method AddHandler Adds a routed event handler for a specified routed event, adding the handler to the handler collection on the current element. Specify handledEventsToo as true to have the provided handler be invoked for routed event that had already been marked as handled by another element along the event route. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public method ApplyTemplate Loads the relevant control template so that its parts can be referenced. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Arrange Positions child objects and determines a size for a UIElement. Parent objects that implement custom layout for their child elements should call this method from their layout override implementations to form a recursive layout update. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Protected method ArrangeOverride Arranges and sizes the AutoCompleteBox control and its contents. (Overrides FrameworkElement.ArrangeOverride(Size).)
Public method CaptureMouse Sets mouse capture to a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public method CheckAccess Determines whether the calling thread has access to this object. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public method ClearValue Clears the local value of a dependency property. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method FindName Retrieves an object that has the specified identifier name. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public method Focus Attempts to set the focus on the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method FormatValue Converts the specified object to a string by using the property values of the binding object specified by the ValueMemberBinding property.
Public method GetAnimationBaseValue Returns any base value established for a Silverlight dependency property, which would apply in cases where an animation is not active. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public method GetBindingExpression Retrieves the BindingExpression for a dependency property where a binding is established. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method GetSelectionAdapterPart Returns the specified object as an ISelectionAdapter, if possible.
Protected method GetTemplateChild Retrieves the named element in the instantiated ControlTemplate visual tree. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetValue Returns the current effective value of a dependency property from a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Protected method HasFocus Determines whether the text box or drop-down portion of the AutoCompleteBox control has focus.
Public method InvalidateArrange Invalidates the arrange state (layout) for a UIElement. After the invalidation, the UIElement will have its layout updated, which will occur asynchronously. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public method InvalidateMeasure Invalidates the measurement state (layout) for a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public method Measure Updates the DesiredSize of a UIElement. Typically, objects that implement custom layout for their layout children call this method from their own MeasureOverride implementations to form a recursive layout update. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Protected method MeasureOverride Provides the behavior for the Measure pass of Silverlight layout. Classes can override this method to define their own Measure pass behavior. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method OnApplyTemplate Builds the visual tree for the AutoCompleteBox control when a new template is applied. (Overrides FrameworkElement.OnApplyTemplate().)
Protected method OnCreateAutomationPeer Returns a AutoCompleteBoxAutomationPeer for use by the Silverlight automation infrastructure. (Overrides UIElement.OnCreateAutomationPeer().)
Protected method OnDragEnter Called before the DragEnter event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDragLeave Called before the DragLeave event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDragOver Called before the DragOver event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDrop Called before the Drop event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDropDownClosed Raises the DropDownClosed event.
Protected method OnDropDownClosing Raises the DropDownClosing event.
Protected method OnDropDownOpened Raises the DropDownOpened event.
Protected method OnDropDownOpening Raises the DropDownOpening event.
Protected method OnGotFocus Provides handling for the GotFocus event. (Overrides Control.OnGotFocus(RoutedEventArgs).)
Protected method OnKeyDown Provides handling for the KeyDown event. (Overrides Control.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs).)
Protected method OnKeyUp Called before the KeyUp event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnLostFocus Provides handling for the LostFocus event. (Overrides Control.OnLostFocus(RoutedEventArgs).)
Protected method OnLostMouseCapture Called before the LostMouseCapture event occurs to provide handling for the event in a derived class without attaching a delegate. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseEnter Called before the MouseEnter event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseLeave Called before the MouseLeave event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseLeftButtonDown Called before the MouseLeftButtonDown event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseLeftButtonUp Called before the MouseLeftButtonUp event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseMove Called before the MouseMove event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseRightButtonDown Called before the MouseRightButtonDown event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseRightButtonUp Called before the MouseRightButtonUp event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseWheel Called before the MouseWheel event occurs to provide handling for the event in a derived class without attaching a delegate. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnPopulated Raises the Populated event
Protected method OnPopulating Raises the Populating event.
Protected method OnSelectionChanged Raises the SelectionChanged event.
Protected method OnTextChanged Raises the TextChanged event.
Protected method OnTextInput Called before the TextInput event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnTextInputStart Called before the TextInputStart event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnTextInputUpdate Called before the TextInputUpdate event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method PopulateComplete Notifies the AutoCompleteBox that the ItemsSource property has been set and the data can be filtered to provide possible matches in the drop-down.
Public method ReadLocalValue Returns the local value of a dependency property, if a local value is set. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public method ReleaseMouseCapture Removes mouse capture from a UIElement. After this call, typically no object holds mouse capture. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public method RemoveHandler Removes the specified routed event handler from this UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public method SetBinding Attaches a binding to a FrameworkElement, using the provided binding object, and returns a BindingExpressionBase for possible later use. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public method SetValue Sets the local value of a dependency property on a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method TransformToVisual Returns a transform object that can be used to transform coordinates from the UIElement to the specified object. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public method UpdateLayout Ensures that all positions of child objects of a UIElement are properly updated for layout. (Inherited from UIElement.)

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Events

  Name Description
Public event BindingValidationError Occurs when a data validation error is reported by a binding source. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public event DataContextChanged Occurs when the data context for this element changes. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public event DragEnter Occurs when the input system reports an underlying drag event with this element as the target. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event DragLeave Occurs when the input system reports an underlying drag event with this element as the origin. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event DragOver Occurs when the input system reports an underlying drag event with this element as the potential drop target. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event Drop Occurs when the input system reports an underlying drop event with this element as the drop target. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event DropDownClosed Occurs when the IsDropDownOpen property was changed from true to false and the drop-down is open.
Public event DropDownClosing Occurs when the IsDropDownOpen property is changing from true to false.
Public event DropDownOpened Occurs when the value of the IsDropDownOpen property has changed from false to true and the drop-down is open.
Public event DropDownOpening Occurs when the value of the IsDropDownOpen property is changing from false to true.
Public event GotFocus Occurs when a UIElement receives focus. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event IsEnabledChanged Occurs when the IsEnabled property changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event KeyDown Occurs when a keyboard key is pressed while the UIElement has focus. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event KeyUp Occurs when a keyboard key is released while the UIElement has focus. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event LayoutUpdated Occurs when the layout of the Silverlight visual tree changes. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public event Loaded Occurs when a FrameworkElement has been constructed and added to the object tree. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public event LostFocus Occurs when a UIElement loses focus. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event LostMouseCapture Occurs when the UIElement loses mouse capture. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event MediaCommand Occurs when a button is pressed on a remote control. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event MouseEnter Occurs when the mouse (or a stylus) enters the bounding area of a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event MouseLeave Occurs when the mouse (or the stylus) leaves the bounding area of a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event MouseLeftButtonDown Occurs when the left mouse button is pressed (or when the tip of the stylus touches the tablet) while the mouse pointer is over a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event MouseLeftButtonUp Occurs when the left mouse button is released (or the tip of the stylus is removed from the tablet) while the mouse (or the stylus) is over a UIElement (or while a UIElement holds mouse capture). (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event MouseMove Occurs when the coordinate position of the mouse (or stylus) changes while over a UIElement (or while a UIElement holds mouse capture). (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event MouseRightButtonDown Occurs when the right mouse button is pressed while the mouse pointer is over a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event MouseRightButtonUp Occurs when the right mouse button is released while the mouse pointer is over a UIElement. However, this event will only be raised if a caller marks the preceding MouseRightButtonDown event as handled; see Remarks. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event MouseWheel Occurs when the user rotates the mouse wheel while the mouse pointer is over a UIElement, or the UIElement has focus. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event Populated Occurs when the AutoCompleteBox has populated the drop-down with possible matches based on the Text property.
Public event Populating Occurs when the AutoCompleteBox is populating the drop-down with possible matches based on the Text property.
Public event SelectionChanged Occurs when the selected item in the drop-down portion of the AutoCompleteBox has changed.
Public event SizeChanged Occurs when either the ActualHeight or the ActualWidth properties change value on a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
Public event TextChanged Occurs when the text in the text box portion of the AutoCompleteBox changes.
Public event TextInput Occurs when a UI element gets text in a device-independent manner. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event TextInputStart Occurs when a UI element initially gets text in a device-independent manner. (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event TextInputUpdate Occurs when text continues to be composed via an input method editor (IME). (Inherited from UIElement.)
Public event Unloaded Occurs when this object is no longer connected to the main object tree. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)

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Fields

  Name Description
Public fieldStatic member FilterModeProperty Gets the identifier for the FilterMode dependency property.
Public fieldStatic member IsDropDownOpenProperty Identifies the IsDropDownOpen dependency property.
Public fieldStatic member IsTextCompletionEnabledProperty Identifies the IsTextCompletionEnabled dependency property.
Public fieldStatic member ItemContainerStyleProperty Identifies the ItemContainerStyle dependency property.
Public fieldStatic member ItemFilterProperty Identifies the ItemFilter dependency property.
Public fieldStatic member ItemsSourceProperty Identifies the ItemsSource dependency property.
Public fieldStatic member ItemTemplateProperty Identifies the ItemTemplate dependency property.
Public fieldStatic member MaxDropDownHeightProperty Identifies the MaxDropDownHeight dependency property.
Public fieldStatic member MinimumPopulateDelayProperty Identifies the MinimumPopulateDelay dependency property.
Public fieldStatic member MinimumPrefixLengthProperty Identifies the MinimumPrefixLength dependency property.
Public fieldStatic member SearchTextProperty Identifies the SearchText dependency property.
Public fieldStatic member SelectedItemProperty Identifies the SelectedItem dependency property.
Public fieldStatic member TextBoxStyleProperty Identifies the TextBoxStyle dependency property.
Public fieldStatic member TextFilterProperty Identifies the TextFilter dependency property.
Public fieldStatic member TextProperty Identifies the Text dependency property.

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Remarks

The AutoCompleteBox control allows users to select an item from the drop-down to complete their text box input rather than typing the entire entry. The drop-down of the AutoCompleteBox will populate with possible matches once the conditions established by the MinimumPopulateDelay and MinimumPrefixLength are met.

To provide items to be filtered and displayed in the drop-down list of the AutoCompleteBox, set the ItemsSource property.

The AutoCompleteBox includes several ways to specify what items in the ItemsSource list are displayed in the drop-down. The AutoCompleteBox can be configured to filter items by using predetermined text-based filtering methods or can be configured to use your own custom filtering methods. The default filter mode will match strings that start with the same characters the user enters in the textbox. To change how items are filtered, set the FilterMode property. You can optionally set the TextFilter or ItemFilter properties to change the filter methods.

The selection behavior of the drop-down is customizable and is determined by a selection adapter. A selection adapter is a control that typically implements the ISelectionAdapter interface. The default selection adapter is a ListBox control. You can display items in the default selection adapter with a data template by setting the ItemTemplate property. Alternatively, you can use a custom selection adapter in the drop-down portion of the control by creating a new template for the control that contains the custom selection adapter.

The following illustration shows an example of an AutoCompleteBox control and its parts.

AutoCompleteBox control

NoteNote:

The AutoCompleteBox control is available as part of the libraries in the Silverlight Software Development Kit (SDK). For more information, see the Silverlight Tools.

Customizing the AutoCompleteBox Control

The appearance of the AutoCompleteBox is customizable. You can change the style of the text box or the drop-down portion of the control by using the TextBoxStyle or ItemContainerStyle properties, respectively.

To apply the same property settings to multiple AutoCompleteBox controls, use the Style property. To change the visual structure and visual behavior of a AutoCompleteBox, copy and modify its default style and template. As mentioned previously, you can specify a new selection adapter when modifying the template for the control. For more information, see Control Customization.

Dependency properties for this control might be set by the default style of the control. If a dependency property for a AutoCompleteBox is set by its default style, the property might change from its default value when the AutoCompleteBox appears in the application. For more information, see Dependency Property Value Precedence. You can get the default style and template for AutoCompleteBox from AutoCompleteBox Styles and Templates.

NoteNote:

Setting a visual property will only have an effect if that property is both present in AutoCompleteBox control's default template and is set by using a TemplateBinding. You can find a list of visual properties in the "Changing the Visual Structure of a Control" section of Customizing the Appearance of an Existing Control by Using a ControlTemplate.

Examples

The following example shows an AutoCompleteBox that provides a list of cities to complete an entry in its text box. This code example requires a reference to the System.Windows.Controls.Input assembly.

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public Page()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    List<string> cities = new List<string>();
    cities.Add("London");
    cities.Add("Seattle");
    cities.Add("Tokyo");
    cities.Add("Nairobi");
    cities.Add("Lisbon");
    cities.Add("New York");
    cities.Add("Paris");
    cities.Add("San Francisco");
    citiesACB.ItemsSource = cities;
}
<Border BorderThickness="3" BorderBrush="Black">
    <StackPanel Background="LightGray">
        <TextBlock Text="AutoCompleteBox Control" Margin="5"/>
        <StackPanel x:Name="LayoutRoot"  Orientation="Horizontal">
            <TextBlock Text="Destination: " Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
            <sdk:AutoCompleteBox x:Name="citiesACB" Width="200" />
        </StackPanel>
    </StackPanel>
</Border>

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.