DxComboBox<TData, TValue>.TextFieldName Property

Specifies the data source field that contains text for ComboBox items.

Namespace: DevExpress.Blazor

Assembly: DevExpress.Blazor.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Blazor

Declaration

[Parameter]
public string TextFieldName { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A string value that specifies a data source field’s name.

Remarks

Use the TextFieldName property when you bind the ComboBox to a data source that store custom objects (IEnumerable<CustomType>). This property specifies the name of the data source field that contains text for the ComboBox items.

If the TextFieldName property is not specified, the ComboBox component searches for a Text field in the data source and uses this field as a text field. Otherwise, ComboBox populates its items with the CustomType.ToString() values.

Razor

@using BlazorApp.Data

<DxComboBox Data="@Staff.DataSource"
            @bind-Value="@SelectedPerson"
            TextFieldName="TextField"
            DropDownWidthMode="DropDownWidthMode.EditorWidth"
            AllowUserInput="true">
</DxComboBox>

@code {
    Person SelectedPerson { get; set; } = Staff.DataSource[0];
}

Person

namespace BlazorApp.Data {
    public class Person {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string FirstName { get; set; }
        public string LastName { get; set; }
        public Department Department { get; set; }
        public string TextField => $"{FirstName} {LastName} ({Department} Dept.)";
    }

    public enum Department { Motors, Electronics, Software }
}

Staff

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace BlazorApp.Data {
    public static class Staff {
        private static readonly Lazy<List<Person>> dataSource = new Lazy<List<Person>>(() => {
            var dataSource = new List<Person>() {
                new Person() { Id= 0 , FirstName="John", LastName="Heart", Department=Department.Electronics },
                new Person() { Id= 1 , FirstName="Samantha", LastName="Bright", Department=Department.Motors },
                new Person() { Id= 2 , FirstName="Arthur", LastName="Miller", Department=Department.Software },
                new Person() { Id= 3 , FirstName="Robert", LastName="Reagan", Department=Department.Electronics },
                new Person() { Id= 4 , FirstName="Greta", LastName="Sims", Department=Department.Motors },
                new Person() { Id= 5 , FirstName="Brett", LastName="Wade", Department=Department.Software },
                new Person() { Id= 6 , FirstName="Sandra", LastName="Johnson", Department=Department.Electronics },
                new Person() { Id= 7 , FirstName="Edward", LastName="Holmes", Department=Department.Motors },
                new Person() { Id= 8 , FirstName="Barbara", LastName="Banks", Department=Department.Software },
                new Person() { Id= 9 , FirstName="Kevin", LastName="Carter", Department=Department.Electronics },
                new Person() { Id= 10, FirstName="Cynthia", LastName="Stanwick", Department=Department.Motors },
                new Person() { Id= 11, FirstName="Sam", LastName="Hill", Department=Department.Electronics }};
            return dataSource;
        });
        public static List<Person> DataSource { get { return dataSource.Value; } }
    }
}

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