private void SearchValues(LegalValuesComboBox legalValuesComboBox, ref KeyPressEventArgs e)
{
// Code below adapted from Raj Cool's AutoComplete combo box tutorial
int selectionStart = legalValuesComboBox.SelectionStart;
int selectionLength = legalValuesComboBox.SelectionLength;
int selectionEnd = selectionStart + selectionLength;
int index;
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
// Create a new word with the user's last input key as the last char in the word
sb.Append(legalValuesComboBox.Text.Substring(0, selectionStart)).Append(e.KeyChar.ToString()).Append(legalValuesComboBox.Text.Substring(selectionEnd));
// Get the first item in the string that starts with our word, created in the string builder above
index = legalValuesComboBox.FindString(sb.ToString());
// if the index isn't found...
if (index == -1)
{
e.Handled = false;
}
else
{
legalValuesComboBox.SelectedIndex = index;
legalValuesComboBox.Select(selectionStart + 1, legalValuesComboBox.Text.Length - (selectionStart + 1));
e.Handled = true;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Handles the KeyPress event
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender">Object that fired the event</param>
/// <param name="e">.NET supplied key event parameters</param>
private void OnKeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
{
LegalValuesComboBox legalValuesComboBox = sender as LegalValuesComboBox;
if (!e.KeyChar.Equals('\b'))
{
SearchValues(legalValuesComboBox, ref e);
}
else
{
e.Handled = false;
}
}
private void SearchValues(LegalValuesComboBox legalValuesComboBox, ref KeyPressEventArgs e)
{
// Code below adapted from Raj Cool's AutoComplete combo box tutorial
int selectionStart = legalValuesComboBox.SelectionStart;
int selectionLength = legalValuesComboBox.SelectionLength;
int selectionEnd = selectionStart + selectionLength;
int index;
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
// Create a new word with the user's last input key as the last char in the word
sb.Append(legalValuesComboBox.Text.Substring(0, selectionStart)).Append(e.KeyChar.ToString()).Append(legalValuesComboBox.Text.Substring(selectionEnd));
// Get the first item in the string that starts with our word, created in the string builder above
index = legalValuesComboBox.FindString(sb.ToString());
// if the index isn't found...
if (index == -1)
{
e.Handled = false;
}
else
{
legalValuesComboBox.SelectedIndex = index;
legalValuesComboBox.Select(selectionStart + 1, legalValuesComboBox.Text.Length - (selectionStart + 1));
e.Handled = true;
}
}