Bug report

Reproduction of the problem

(bug report only)
The DropDownList (and other dropdown components - ComboBox, MultiColumnComboBox, etc.) render a redundant attribute in their popup ul element: aria-live="polite". Listboxes that use aria-activedescendant for tracking should not also announce via a live region — this creates duplicate/conflicting announcements by screen readers.

Current behavior

(optional)
The popup’s ul element renders aria-live=”polite”.

Expected/desired behavior

Either render aria-live=”off” (e.g., Kendo Angular DropDownList), or don’t render the aria-live attribute at all.

Environment

• Kendo/Telerik version:
• jQuery version: x.y
• Browser: [all]

The scenario involves a DropDownList, which receives its data through OnRead at runtime asynchronously. The initial OnRead event that the component fires is not used, so the app calls Rebind() at some point. In this case, the component Value doesn't display until the user opens the dropdown. A possible workaround is to set the Value after the OnRead execution is complete.

https://blazorrepl.telerik.com/mfuUkwFR07p1jyo113

The DropDownList is supposed to open the popup element when Alt-Down is pressed. This doesn't work if the page itself scrolls. Pressing alt-down scrolls the page instead. This is on macOS Safari and Chrome on a MacBook.

https://demos.telerik.com/blazor-ui/dropdownlist/keyboard-navigation

When you select a date in DropDownList with dates in it (List<DateTime>), the @bind-Value is shaving off the milliseconds.

===ADMIN EDIT===

In the meantime, as a workaround for displaying milliseconds correctly, you can bind the DropDownList to a model. This way, you can use the "Id" to retrieve the selected item and display its precise milliseconds. Below is an example I've prepared to demonstrate this approach:

Selected value: @myDdlData.ToList().Where(x => x.Id == selectedValueId).FirstOrDefault()?.MyValueField.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss.fff")
<br />

<TelerikDropDownList Data="@myDdlData" 
                     TextField="MyTextField" 
                     ValueField="Id" 
                     @bind-Value="selectedValueId">
</TelerikDropDownList>

@code {
    public class MyDdlModel
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public DateTime MyValueField { get; set; }
        public string MyTextField => MyValueField.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss.fff"); // Display formatted DateTime
    }

    private int selectedValueId { get; set; } = 1;

    private IEnumerable<MyDdlModel> myDdlData = GenerateRandomDateTimes(20);

    private static IEnumerable<MyDdlModel> GenerateRandomDateTimes(int count)
    {
        Random random = new Random();
        DateTime startDate = DateTime.Now;

        return Enumerable.Range(1, count)
            .Select(x => new MyDdlModel
            {
                Id = x, // Unique integer Id
                MyValueField = startDate.AddDays(x)
                    .AddMinutes(random.Next(0, 60))
                    .AddSeconds(random.Next(0, 60))
                    .AddMilliseconds(random.Next(0, 1000))
            }).ToList();
    }
}

Here is the scenario:

• A select component is near the bottom of the screen and its dropdown shows above the component.
• Height="auto" is set in the PopupSettings
• Filtering is enabled.
• Component version 6.1.0 or later

In this case, reducing or increasing the number of visible dropdown items does not adjust the open dropdown's position. As a result, it may either float too high, or overflow the screen.

Possible workarounds are:

• Use a fixed height in the PopupSettings.
• Downgrade to version 6.0.2.

Here is a test page:

<div style="height:80vh;background:linear-gradient(white,orange)">
    <ol>
        <li>Open a ComboBox</li>
        <li>Type a character to filter and reduce the visible data items</li>
        <li>Observe incorrect popup position that leaves a gap</li>
    </ol>
    <ol>
        <li>Focus a closed ComboBox</li>
        <li>Type a character to filter and display a reduced list of data items</li>
        <li>Remove the filter string to increase the visible data item count</li>
        <li>Observe incorrect popup position that overflows the screen</li>
    </ol>
</div>

WORKS:
<TelerikComboBox Data="@ListItems"
                 @bind-Value="@SelectedValue"
                 TextField="@nameof(ListItem.Text)"
                 ValueField="@nameof(ListItem.Id)"
                 Filterable="true"
                 FilterOperator="@StringFilterOperator.Contains"
                 Width="300px" />

BROKEN:
<TelerikComboBox Data="@ListItems"
                 @bind-Value="@SelectedValue"
                 TextField="@nameof(ListItem.Text)"
                 ValueField="@nameof(ListItem.Id)"
                 Filterable="true"
                 FilterOperator="@StringFilterOperator.Contains"
                 Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxSettings>
        <ComboBoxPopupSettings Height="auto" MinHeight="50px" MaxHeight="60vh" />
    </ComboBoxSettings>
</TelerikComboBox>

<div style="height:80vh;background:linear-gradient(orange, white)">

</div>

@code {
    private List<ListItem> ListItems { get; set; } = new();

    private int SelectedValue { get; set; }

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        ListItems = new List<ListItem>();

        for (int i = 1; i <= 50; i++)
        {
            ListItems.Add(new ListItem()
            {
                Id = i,
                Text = $"Item {i} {(char)Random.Shared.Next(65, 91)}{(char)Random.Shared.Next(65, 91)}{(char)Random.Shared.Next(65, 91)}{(char)Random.Shared.Next(65, 91)}"
            });
        }

        base.OnInitialized();
    }

    public class ListItem
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Text { get; set; } = string.Empty;
    }
}

In TelerikSelectBase that the DropDownList inherits, the FieldIdentifier is set only in the OnInitializedAsync method and therefore the FieldIdentitier is never updated. This can cause issues with validation as seen in this example:  https://blazorrepl.telerik.com/GyamPdlf37LXpPAW36.

To reproduce:

• Select the last item in the tree 7.Garden and change the value in the drop down list to Unsupported - the drop down list shows a red border.
• Select item 6.Garden from the tree. (Any item in the tree other than 1 will do) - I expect the drop down to not have the red border, yet is does.

For reference, in the TelerikInputBase, the FieldIdentifier is set in the SetParameterAsync and thus it is accordingly updated. See the TextBox behavior in the above sample.

Currently, a TextField value of empty string will produce a blank item in the dropdown.

On the other hand, a null TextField value will produce the fully qualified class name.

Here are possible workarounds: https://blazorrepl.telerik.com/myOlFpFb1465jW8E07

Using DropDownList with Filter enabled will lost track of Focus when an item from dropdown is selected or tabbing away from filter input.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open a DropDownList with filter enabled
2. Press TAB

Expected Behavior:

Focus in the next focusable element

Actual Behavior:

Focus is lost, and will go to the browser buttons

It is possible to reproduce in the demos:

https://demos.telerik.com/blazor-ui/dropdownlist/filtering

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open the Edit in Telerik REPL link from the demo page for DropDownList - Grouping.
2. Add Filterable="true" to TelerikDropDownList.
3. Run.
4. Open the dropdown.
5. Type in for instance the last item of the list "Röd Kaviar", that belongs to the category "Seafood".

Expected: the group name should change to "Seafood".

Actual: the group name is still "Beverages".

I need to be able to allow our users to tab into the dropdownlist control and open it with enter (similar to standard HTML select).

Here is also a sample from the W3 documentation to compare against: DropDownList keyboard support.

The DropDownList triggers exceptions if there are no items in the dropdown and one tries to use keyboard navigation:

• up/down arrows to change the selected item, no matter if the component is open or not
• Enter after filtering for non-existent item

Here is a test page. A possible workaround is to set DefautText, so that the dropdown always contains at least one  item.

Open and press Enter, Up or Down:

<TelerikDropDownList Data="@( new List<string>() )"
                     @bind-Value="@SelectedValue"
                     TItem="string"
                     TValue="string"
                     Width="200px" />

<br /><br />

Open, filter by something non-existent and press Enter, Up or Down:

<TelerikDropDownList Data="@DropDownData"
                     @bind-Value="@SelectedValue"
                     TItem="string"
                     TValue="string"
                     Filterable="true"
                     Width="200px" />

@code {
    string SelectedValue { get; set; }

    List<string> DropDownData = new List<string>()
    {
        "foo",
        "bar",
        "baz"
    };
}

DropdownList does not work very well with a screen reader.

It should work like this one https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices-1.1/examples/listbox/listbox-collapsible.html

Using NVDA and Firefox, it reads the selected item 3 times, sometimes does not work at all (This is only when you open the dropdown using alt plus down arrow). Using just the arrow up and down keys does not work.

Using Cromevox and ChromeOn the dropdowns, it does not give a description of how many options are available like, "1 of 4" when you first tab to it. It reads it after I already selected the first option. That should be reversed, read the options first and not after its selected (This is only when you open the dropdown using alt plus down arrow). Using only the arrow key up and down it reads the selected item only but does not reads the other options.

I have a cascading DropDownList scenario with virtual scrolling. When the first DropDownList changes value, the second one should reset its scrollbar to the top, because it now contains new data. This doesn't happen.

Here is a REPL test page.

===

ADMIN EDIT

===

As a workaround for the time being, you may track when the value is changed in the parent DropDownList to dispose and re-initialize the child DropDownList.

Here is an example: https://blazorrepl.telerik.com/mdafHabk585ZtzyV54.

Hello,

If I scroll the page down and open a filterable DropDownList, the page will scroll up.

Here is a REPL test page

UI for Blazor 2.30 works as expected. This broke in version 3.0.0. The issue exists only in WebAssembly apps.