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V24.1

RepositoryItemLookUpEdit.SelectFirstRowOnEnterKey Property

Gets or sets whether the LookUp selects the first found item in the drop-down list when the user presses Enter.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

[DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public DefaultBoolean SelectFirstRowOnEnterKey { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Default Description
DefaultBoolean Default

True to select the first found item in the drop-down list when the user presses Enter; otherwise, Default or False.

Available values:

Name Description Return Value
True

The value is true.

0

False

The value is false.

1

Default

The value is specified by a global option or a higher-level object.

2

Remarks

The LookUp editor allows users to search for items. The LookUp editor displays the search results in the drop-down list.

The SelectFirstRowOnEnterKey property specifies whether the user can press Enter to select the first found item.

Search - WinForms LookUp Editor, DevExpress

using DevExpress.Utils;
using DevExpress.XtraEditors.Controls;

// ...
lookUpEdit1.Properties.SearchMode = SearchMode.AutoSearch;
lookUpEdit1.Properties.SelectFirstRowOnEnterKey = DefaultBoolean.True;
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