ComboBox cell type and type ahead functionality

[Administrator]

Using combobox cell type in autocomplete mode, if you start typing once the drop down list is shown, none of the items is selected.

List values:
AA
BB
CC
DD

selected value is DD, when you type B it is suppose to select BB, but it goes always to the first item (like a not found value)

any idea why is this happening?

TIA
Jose

[Administrator]

What version of the grid code are you using?

There was a problem similar to this in the early 1.6.1.x releases. In the later private releases, 1.6.1.7 or higher, this problem has been fixed. If you need to get a private release, submit a support incident and request it.

[Administrator]

I tried 1.6.1.7 and still getting same problem.

[Administrator]

Attached is a sample where I tried to see the behavior you described.

I drop the combobox and type D, and the DD value in the list is selected, but the text in the edit portion has the cursor after the first D and the second D selected (this is the autocomplete behavior). At this point, if you type a B, you are entering the value DB (as that is where the cursor was). Since DB is not a value in the list, that is why the not found happens, and the first item in the list is selected.

Is this what you see?

[Administrator]

> Attached is a sample where I tried to see the behavior you described.
>
> I drop the combobox and type D, and the DD value in the list is selected, but the text in the edit portion has the cursor after the first D and the second D selected (this is the autocomplete behavior). At this point, if you type a B, you are entering the value DB (as that is where the cursor was). Since DB is not a value in the list, that is why the not found happens, and the first item in the list is selected.
>
> Is this what you see?
>
>

OK, here is the real example. If DD is selected once you open the DropDown, start typing A and nothing happen. (when item AA should be selected)

[Administrator]

I am sorry for being dense, but I still don't see it.

If DD is selected as text in the edit portion of the combobox (so that DD is highlighted), then typing an A deletes the DD (since it was selected text) and gets autocompleted to AA with the second A highlighted.

Now if DD is not selected as text, meaning that DD is not highlighted in the edit portion of the combobox, then typing A will try to place an A wherever the Cursor is located (so that might be ADD or DAD or DDA), but none of these alternatives are in the list, so there is no change.