Multiple Selection Made Easy Using Winui Combobox Control

Sample date Updated on Nov 05, 2025
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Syncfusion's WinUI ComboBox control enables powerful multiple selection for desktop apps. Set SelectionMode="Multiple" to allow users to choose multiple items. Two display modes are available:

Delimiter Mode: Items separated by a custom character (e.g., comma, dash). Set via MultiSelectionDisplayMode="Delimiter" and customize with DelimiterText.

Token Mode: Each item appears as a token with a close button. Set via MultiSelectionDisplayMode="Token".

Additional features include:

Editable vs Non-Editable:

  • Editable: Users can type to search and select items.
  • Non-Editable: Users can only select from the dropdown.
  • Controlled via: IsEditable="True" or ""False

Search & Filtering:

  • StartsWith and Contains filtering modes.
  • Custom filtering logic can be applied.
  • Highlights matching text in dropdown items

Customization:**

  • ItemTemplate: Customize how items appear in the dropdown.
  • TokenItemTemplate: Customize how selected tokens appear.
  • Appearance: Themes, conditional styling, dropdown height, watermark text, etc.

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