IEnumerable<string> as Datasource?

[axl]

Hi,

the examples for the Autocomplete use always objects with propertties as data source. How can one attach a straightforward IEnumerable<string> or List<string>? The following code does not succeed and the popup states 'The Request Failed'.

<EjsAutoComplete TValue="string" Placeholder="e.g. Australia" DataSource="@LocalData">

</EjsAutoComplete>

@code {

List<string> LocalData = new List<string> { "Australia","Bermuda","Canada","Cameroon","Denmark","France"};

}

The documentation for Autocomplete has no information about this. I guess the AutoCompleteFieldSettings could be helpfull. But how to configure if no object with properties is bound but a plain string?

Sincerly, Axel.

[Sureshkumar P]

Hi Axel, 

 

Greetings from Syncfusion support. 

 

We have checked the reported requirement. We don't have string dataSource support for the autocomplete component. So as of now, you can convert the string array to list type as mentioned below code snippet 

 

 

List<string> CountryList = new List<string> { "Australia", "Bermuda", "Canada", "Cameroon", "Denmark", "France" }; 

 

protected override void OnInitialized() 

{ 

    LocalData = CountryList.Select(x => new CountryData() 

    { 

            CountryName = x 

        }).ToList(); 

} 

 

We have already considered it as feature, and it will be included in our upcoming volume-1 release. Which is expected to be rolled out on end of March 2020. We appreciate your patience until then. You can track the status of the feature in the below feedback link from below.   

 

Feedback: https://www.syncfusion.com/feedback/11726/  

 

Regards, 

Sureshkumar P 

[axl]

Okay, I get it. Thank you.

No problem at the moment, but I just want to make sure I didn't miss anything and use an additional proxy class for no reason. Especially since the documentation explicitly talks about string arrays (https://ej2.syncfusion.com/blazor/documentation/autocomplete/getting-started/#binding-data-source: ...Here, an array of string values is passed to the AutoComplete component ...). Even if the actual code example does not match the text at this point - a model class is bound and not an array. The documentation surely needs some more attention to be more precise.

Sincerly, Axel.

[Sureshkumar P]

Hi Axel, 

 

Thanks for the valuable suggestion. We will modify the content and refresh the documentation soon. We will intimate you once the document will be published. 

 

Regards, 

Sureshkumar P