JavaScript/jQuery SelectBox API
The SelectBox UI component is an editor that allows an end user to select an item from a drop-down list.
See Also
jQuery
Angular
Vue
React
Options
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| acceptCustomValue |
Specifies whether the UI component allows a user to enter a custom value. Requires the onCustomItemCreating handler implementation. |
| accessKey |
Specifies the shortcut key that sets focus on the UI component. |
| activeStateEnabled |
Specifies whether the UI component changes its visual state as a result of user interaction. |
| buttons |
Allows you to add custom buttons to the input text field. |
| customItemCreateEvent |
Specifies the DOM event after which the custom item should be created. Applies only if acceptCustomValue is enabled. |
| dataSource |
Binds the UI component to data. |
| deferRendering |
Specifies whether to render the drop-down field's content when it is displayed. If false, the content is rendered immediately. |
| disabled |
Specifies whether the UI component responds to user interaction. |
| displayExpr |
Specifies the data field whose values should be displayed. |
| displayValue |
Returns the value currently displayed by the UI component. |
| dropDownButtonComponent |
An alias for the dropDownButtonTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information. |
| dropDownButtonRender |
An alias for the dropDownButtonTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information. |
| dropDownButtonTemplate |
Specifies a custom template for the drop-down button. |
| dropDownOptions |
Configures the drop-down field which holds the content. |
| elementAttr |
Specifies the global attributes to be attached to the UI component's container element. |
| fieldComponent |
An alias for the fieldTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information. |
| fieldRender |
An alias for the fieldTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information. |
| fieldTemplate |
Specifies a custom template for the text field. Must contain the TextBox UI component. |
| focusStateEnabled |
Specifies whether the UI component can be focused using keyboard navigation. |
| groupComponent |
An alias for the groupTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information. |
| grouped |
Specifies whether data items should be grouped. |
| groupRender |
An alias for the groupTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information. |
| groupTemplate |
Specifies a custom template for group captions. |
| height |
Specifies the UI component's height. |
| hint |
Specifies text for a hint that appears when a user pauses on the UI component. |
| hoverStateEnabled |
Specifies whether the UI component changes its state when a user pauses on it. |
| inputAttr |
Specifies the attributes to be passed on to the underlying HTML element. |
| isDirty |
Specifies whether the component's current value differs from the initial value. |
| isValid |
Specifies or indicates whether the editor's value is valid. |
| itemComponent |
An alias for the itemTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information. |
| itemRender |
An alias for the itemTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information. |
| items |
An array of items displayed by the UI component. |
| itemTemplate |
Specifies a custom template for items. |
| label |
Specifies a text string used to annotate the editor's value. |
| labelMode |
Specifies the label's display mode. |
| maxLength |
Specifies the maximum number of characters you can enter into the textbox. |
| minSearchLength |
The minimum number of characters that must be entered into the text box to begin a search. Applies only if searchEnabled is true. |
| name |
The value to be assigned to the |
| noDataText |
Specifies the text or HTML markup displayed by the UI component if the item collection is empty. |
| onChange |
A function that is executed when the UI component loses focus after the text field's content was changed using the keyboard. |
| onClosed |
A function that is executed once the drop-down editor is closed. |
| onContentReady |
A function that is executed when the UI component is rendered and each time the component is repainted. |
| onCopy |
A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been copied. |
| onCustomItemCreating |
A function that is executed when a user adds a custom item. Requires acceptCustomValue to be set to true. |
| onCut |
A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been cut. |
| onDisposing |
A function that is executed before the UI component is disposed of. |
| onEnterKey |
A function that is executed when the Enter key has been pressed while the UI component is focused. |
| onFocusIn |
A function that is executed when the UI component gets focus. |
| onFocusOut |
A function that is executed when the UI component loses focus. |
| onInitialized |
A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the UI component instance. |
| onInput |
A function that is executed each time the UI component's input is changed while the UI component is focused. |
| onItemClick |
A function that is executed when a list item is clicked or tapped. |
| onKeyDown |
A function that is executed when a user is pressing a key on the keyboard. |
| onKeyUp |
A function that is executed when a user releases a key on the keyboard. |
| onOpened |
A function that is executed once the drop-down editor is opened. |
| onOptionChanged |
A function that is executed after a UI component property is changed. |
| onPaste |
A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been pasted. |
| onSelectionChanged |
A function that is executed when a list item is selected or selection is canceled. |
| onValueChanged |
A function that is executed after the UI component's value is changed. |
| opened |
Specifies whether or not the drop-down editor is displayed. |
| openOnFieldClick |
Specifies whether a user can open the drop-down list by clicking a text field. |
| placeholder |
The text that is provided as a hint in the select box editor. |
| readOnly |
Specifies whether the editor is read-only. |
| rtlEnabled |
Switches the UI component to a right-to-left representation. |
| searchEnabled |
Specifies whether to allow search operations. |
| searchExpr |
Specifies the name of a data source item field or an expression whose value is compared to the search criterion. |
| searchMode |
Specifies a comparison operation used to search UI component items. |
| searchTimeout |
Specifies the time delay, in milliseconds, after the last character has been typed in, before a search is executed. |
| selectedItem |
Gets the currently selected item. |
| showClearButton |
Specifies whether to display the Clear button in the UI component. |
| showDataBeforeSearch |
Specifies whether or not the UI component displays unfiltered values until a user types a number of characters exceeding the minSearchLength property value. |
| showDropDownButton |
Specifies whether the drop-down button is visible. |
| showSelectionControls |
Specifies whether or not to display selection controls. |
| spellcheck |
Specifies whether or not the UI component checks the inner text for spelling mistakes. |
| stylingMode |
Specifies how the UI component's text field is styled. |
| tabIndex |
Specifies the number of the element when the Tab key is used for navigating. |
| text |
The read-only property that holds the text displayed by the UI component input element. |
| useItemTextAsTitle |
Specifies whether the SelectBox uses item's text a title attribute. |
| validationError |
Information on the broken validation rule. Contains the first item from the validationErrors array. |
| validationErrors |
An array of the validation rules that failed. |
| validationMessageMode |
Specifies how the message about the validation rules that are not satisfied by this editor's value is displayed. |
| validationMessagePosition |
Specifies the position of a validation message relative to the component. The validation message describes the validation rules that this component's value does not satisfy. |
| validationStatus |
Indicates or specifies the current validation status. |
| value |
Specifies the currently selected value. May be an object if dataSource contains objects, the store key is specified, and valueExpr is not set. |
| valueExpr |
Specifies which data field provides unique values to the UI component's value. |
| visible |
Specifies whether the UI component is visible. |
| width |
Specifies the UI component's width. |
| wrapItemText |
Specifies whether text that exceeds the drop-down list width should be wrapped. |
See Also
Methods
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| beginUpdate() |
Postpones rendering that can negatively affect performance until the endUpdate() method is called. |
| blur() |
Removes focus from the input element. |
| clear() |
Resets the value property to the default value. |
| close() |
Closes the drop-down editor. |
| content() |
Gets the popup window's content. |
| defaultOptions(rule) |
Specifies the device-dependent default configuration properties for this component. |
| dispose() |
Disposes of all the resources allocated to the SelectBox instance. |
| element() |
Gets the root UI component element. |
| endUpdate() |
Refreshes the UI component after a call of the beginUpdate() method. |
| field() |
Gets the UI component's |
| focus() |
Sets focus to the input element representing the UI component. |
| getButton(name) |
Gets an instance of a custom action button. |
| getDataSource() |
Gets the DataSource instance. |
| getInstance(element) |
Gets the instance of a UI component found using its DOM node. |
| instance() |
Gets the UI component's instance. Use it to access other methods of the UI component. |
| off(eventName) |
Detaches all event handlers from a single event. |
| off(eventName, eventHandler) |
Detaches a particular event handler from a single event. |
| on(eventName, eventHandler) |
Subscribes to an event. |
| on(events) |
Subscribes to events. |
| open() |
Opens the drop-down editor. |
| option() |
Gets all UI component properties. |
| option(optionName) |
Gets the value of a single property. |
| option(optionName, optionValue) |
Updates the value of a single property. |
| option(options) |
Updates the values of several properties. |
| registerKeyHandler(key, handler) |
Registers a handler to be executed when a user presses a specific key. |
| repaint() |
Renders the component again without reloading data. Use the method to update the component's markup and appearance dynamically. |
| reset() |
Resets the value property to the initial value. |
| reset(value) |
Resets the value property to the value passed as an argument. |
| resetOption(optionName) |
Resets a property to its default value. |
Events
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| change |
Raised when the UI component loses focus after the text field's content was changed using the keyboard. |
| closed |
Raised once the drop-down editor is closed. |
| contentReady |
Raised when the UI component is rendered and each time the component is repainted. |
| copy |
Raised when the UI component's input has been copied. |
| customItemCreating |
Raised when a user adds a custom item. |
| cut |
Raised when the UI component's input has been cut. |
| disposing |
Raised before the UI component is disposed of. |
| enterKey |
Raised when the Enter key has been pressed while the UI component is focused. |
| focusIn |
Raised when the UI component gets focus. |
| focusOut |
Raised when the UI component loses focus. |
| initialized |
Raised only once, after the UI component is initialized. |
| input |
Raised each time the UI component's input is changed while the UI component is focused. |
| itemClick |
Raised when a list item is clicked or tapped. |
| keyDown |
Raised when a user is pressing a key on the keyboard. |
| keyUp |
Raised when a user releases a key on the keyboard. |
| opened |
Raised once the drop-down editor is opened. |
| optionChanged |
Raised after a UI component property is changed. |
| paste |
Raised when the UI component's input has been pasted. |
| selectionChanged |
Raised when a list item is selected or selection is canceled. |
| valueChanged |
Raised after the UI component's value is changed. |
Types
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ChangeEvent |
The type of the change event handler's argument. |
| ClosedEvent |
The type of the closed event handler's argument. |
| ContentReadyEvent |
The type of the contentReady event handler's argument. |
| CopyEvent |
The type of the copy event handler's argument. |
| CustomItemCreatingEvent |
The type of the customItemCreating event handler's argument. |
| CutEvent |
The type of the cut event handler's argument. |
| DisposingEvent |
The type of the disposing event handler's argument. |
| DropDownPredefinedButton |
Specifies a custom button for an input text field. |
| EnterKeyEvent |
The type of the enterKey event handler's argument. |
| FocusInEvent |
The type of the focusIn event handler's argument. |
| FocusOutEvent |
The type of the focusOut event handler's argument. |
| InitializedEvent |
The type of the initialized event handler's argument. |
| InputEvent |
The type of the input event handler's argument. |
| ItemClickEvent |
The type of the itemClick event handler's argument. |
| KeyDownEvent |
The type of the keyDown event handler's argument. |
| KeyUpEvent |
The type of the keyUp event handler's argument. |
| OpenedEvent |
The type of the opened event handler's argument. |
| OptionChangedEvent |
The type of the optionChanged event handler's argument. |
| PasteEvent |
The type of the paste event handler's argument. |
| SelectionChangedEvent |
The type of the selectionChanged event handler's argument. |
| TextBoxType |
Specifies the text box type. |
| ValueChangedEvent |
The type of the valueChanged event handler's argument. |