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RadAutoCompleteBox provides rich server API for working with the control on the server.

This application scenario shows how to work with the Entries collection of RadAutoCompleteBox. It is an example of adding and removing entries from the Entries collection, with the necessary operations being performed entirely on the server.

  • DefaultVB.aspx
  • DefaultVB.aspx.vb
<%@ Page AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="DefaultVB.aspx.vb" Inherits="AutoCompleteBox.Examples.Programming.AddRemove.DefaultVb"Language="vb"  %>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>
<head runat="server">
    <title>Telerik ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>

<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <telerik:RadScriptManager runat="server" ID="RadScriptManager1" />
    <telerik:RadSkinManager ID="RadSkinManager1" runat="server" ShowChooser="true" />

    <telerik:RadAjaxPanel ID="RadAjaxPanel1" runat="server">
        <div class="demo-container size-narrow">
            <telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox RenderMode="Lightweight" ID="RadAutoCompleteBox1" runat="server"  Width="500"
                DropDownHeight="250" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" DataTextField="CompanyName" EmptyMessage="Company Name"
                AllowCustomEntry="True">
            </telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox>
        </div>
    </telerik:RadAjaxPanel>

    <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:TelerikConnectionString %>"
        ProviderName="System.Data.SqlClient" SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [CustomerPhotos]"></asp:SqlDataSource>


    <telerik:RadAjaxManager ID="RadAjaxManager1" runat="server">
        <AjaxSettings>
            <telerik:AjaxSetting AjaxControlID="ConfigurationPanel1">
                <UpdatedControls>
                    <telerik:AjaxUpdatedControl ControlID="ConfigurationPanel1" LoadingPanelID="RadAjaxLoadingPanel1" />
                    <telerik:AjaxUpdatedControl ControlID="RadAutoCompleteBox1" />
                </UpdatedControls>
            </telerik:AjaxSetting>
        </AjaxSettings>
    </telerik:RadAjaxManager>

    <telerik:RadAjaxLoadingPanel runat="server" ID="RadAjaxLoadingPanel1" />

    <qsf:ConfiguratorPanel runat="server" ID="ConfigurationPanel1">
        <Views>
            <qsf:View Title="Available actions">
                <qsf:ConfiguratorColumn ID="ConfiguratorColumn1" runat="server" Size="Medium">
                    <ul class="fb-group">

                        <li>
                            <qsf:TextBox runat="server" ID="TextBox1" Size="Medium" />
                            <qsf:Button runat="server" ID="Linkbutton3" Text="Add New Entry" OnClick="Linkbutton3_Click" Size="Medium"
                                ValidationGroup="AddButton" />
                            <br />
                            <asp:RequiredFieldValidator runat="server" ID="RequiredFieldValidator1" ControlToValidate="TextBox1"
                                ValidationGroup="AddButton" ErrorMessage="Cannot add empty items.">
                            </asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
                        </li>
                        <li>
                            <qsf:Button runat="server" ID="LinkButton2" Text="Delete Last Entry" CausesValidation="False" Size="Medium" 
                                Width="145" OnClick="LinkButton2_Click" />
                        </li>
                    </ul>
                </qsf:ConfiguratorColumn>
            </qsf:View>
        </Views>
    </qsf:ConfiguratorPanel>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

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