DropDownList Change event

Question

Hi,the change event of the dropdownlist control does not fire when the clearText method is invoked which clearly changes the dropdownlist valuePlease see the JSplayground:http://jsplayground.syncfusion.com/mhwgjkc2How to capture changes on clearText?

Prince Oliver · Answer

Hi Pratura, 

Thank you for contacting Syncfusion forums. 

The “Cleartext” method clears only the Selected text in the DropDownList and will not trigger the change event. if you need to remove the selected text and trigger the change event, we suggest you to use the selectedIndex property. Set the selectedIndex property to -1 to remove the selected item. Refer to the following code. 





function clearDropdown() { 
    var ddlobj = $("#dropDown").data("ejDropDownList"); 
    ddlobj.setModel({ selectedIndex: -1 });  
}; 

  
Refer to the following playground sample: http://jsplayground.syncfusion.com/3jaaivxh 

Regards, 
Prince