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LookUpEditBase.ClearSelectionOnBackspace Property

Gets or sets whether pressing Backspace clears the selection within the edit box in auto-complete mode. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Editors

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

#Declaration

public bool ClearSelectionOnBackspace { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
Boolean

true if Backspace clears the selection; false if Backspace unselects a single character.

#Remarks

To enable automatic completion, set the LookUpEditBase.AutoComplete property to true.

The ClearSelectionOnBackspace property has no effect when the ValidateOnTextInput is true.

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