Autocomplete with custom filter behaviour

[Roberto]

Hi all,
I'd like to have a textbox column in a DataGridView with autocomplete
functionality, but the default behaviour (get with AutoCompleteMode,
AutoCompleteSource and AutoCompleteCustomSource properties) filters the
items from the initial letters (e.g. if I press 'A', in the AutoComplete
list I can see only the items starting with 'A'), while I'd like to filter
by searching inside the whole string (pressing 'A' show all items containing
'A' and so on).

Is there any way to get this behaviour?

 

[Jeffrey Tan[MSFT]]

Hi Roberto,

..Net controls AutoComplete feature all leverages the Win32 shell functions
internally, such as shlwapi!SHAutoComplete etc... Since Windows shell did
not support this filter behavior for history, I do not think .Net controls
can support filter behavior.

If you really wanted to get it done, you have to code the logic yourself.
For example, you may handle KeyDown events and maintain an internal list of
history entries.

Thanks.

Best regards,
Jeffrey Tan
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[Jeffrey Tan[MSFT]]

Hi Roberto,

Have you reviewed my reply to you? Does it make sense to you? If you still
need any help, please feel free to feedback, thanks.

Best regards,
Jeffrey Tan
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