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ComboBoxEditBase.IsFilterEnabled Property

Gets or sets whether the user input and item filtering is enabled. This is a bindable property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Maui.Editors

Assembly: DevExpress.Maui.Editors.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Maui.Editors

#Declaration

C#
public bool IsFilterEnabled { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
Boolean false

true to enable filtering; otherwise, false.

#Remarks

When the filter functionality is enabled in a combo box, you can specify the PlaceholderText property to show a text prompt. The combo box shows this prompt in the edit box before a user enters a filter query.

#Example

The following example shows how to customize combo box appearance and set up item filtering.

State

Appearance

Unfocused

DevExpress MAUI ComboBox - Unfocused

Focused

DevExpress MAUI ComboBox - Pressed

Filtered

DevExpress MAUI ComboBox - Filtered

<dxe:ComboBoxEdit ItemsSource="{Binding}"

                  LabelText="Employee"
                  IsLabelFloating="True"
                  HelpText="Select an e-mail"
                  BorderColor="Black"
                  FocusedBorderColor="DarkOrange"
                  BackgroundColor="Beige"
                  LabelColor="Black"
                  FocusedLabelColor="DarkOrange"
                  CornerRadius="10"
                  CornerMode="Cut"
                  DropDownBackgroundColor="Beige"
                  DropDownSelectedItemBackgroundColor="Brown"
                  DropDownSelectedItemTextColor="White"

                  IsFilterEnabled="True"
                  FilterCondition="StartsWith"
                  FilterComparisonType="CurrentCultureIgnoreCase">

  <dxe:ComboBoxEdit.ItemTemplate>
    <DataTemplate>
      <Grid>
        <Label Margin="10,15,0,15" Text="{Binding Name}" FontAttributes="Bold"/>
        <Label Margin="0,15,0,15" Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding Age}"/>
        <Label Margin="0,15,10,15" Grid.Column="2" Text="{Binding Location}" HorizontalTextAlignment="End"/>
      </Grid>
    </DataTemplate>
  </dxe:ComboBoxEdit.ItemTemplate>
</dxe:ComboBoxEdit>
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using Microsoft.Maui.Controls;

namespace ComboBoxExample {
    public partial class MainPage : ContentPage {
        public MainPage() {
            InitializeComponent();
            this.BindingContext = new List<Person>() {
                new Person {Name = "Jane", Age = 43, Location = "Atlanta"},
                new Person {Name = "Margaret", Age = 25, Location = "Memphis"},
                new Person {Name = "Debbie", Age = 28, Location = "New-York"},
                new Person {Name = "John", Age = 19, Location = "Detroit"},
                new Person {Name = "Derek", Age = 36, Location = "Houston"}
            };
        }
    }

    public class Person {
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public int Age { get; set; }
        public string Location { get; set; }
    }
}
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