Clicking on the <label> opens the dropdown, but clicking on its main element does not

Selected value: @selectedValue
<br />
<label>some label for the dropdown, open it and test whether clicking outside closes it
    <TelerikDropDownList Data="@myDdlData" TextField="MyTextField" ValueField="MyValueField" @bind-Value="selectedValue">
    </TelerikDropDownList>
</label>

@code {
    //in a real case, the model is usually in a separate file
    //the model type and value field type must be provided to the dropdpownlist
    public class MyDdlModel
    {
        public int MyValueField { get; set; }
        public string MyTextField { get; set; }
    }

    IEnumerable<MyDdlModel> myDdlData = Enumerable.Range(1, 20).Select(x => new MyDdlModel { MyTextField = "item " + x, MyValueField = x });

    int selectedValue { get; set; } = 3; //usually the current value should come from the model data
}

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.

The first element of the dropdown gets read aloud at page load even without being focused.

Using the latest version of (Chrome and Chromevox) and (Firefox and NVDA).

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"
    };
}

As stated in the documentation the Event OnChange for DropDownList is shown by intellisense but should not be used. However, in some situations it would be very useful to bind the value of the DropDownList and additionally have an event when the value changes, e.g. show additional inputs when a value is selected.

Currently it is either possible to have data binding to value by @bind-Value or listen for the changed event by using Value and ValueChanged.

When using the grouped DropDownList and performing a search for a specific element, the DropDownList incorrectly displays the initially shown group instead of the group containing the searched element.

The OnClose event fires multiple times when the handler uses the DialogFactory.

The behavior occurs with all select components (AutoComplete, ComboBox, DropDownList, MultiColumnComboBox, MultiSelect)

Possible workarounds include:

• Use a boolean flag to prevent the OnClose handler from executing the second time, for example, if the second execution occurs less than 1-2 seconds after the first one.
• Use OnChange instead of OnClose.
• Use a <TelerikDialog> component instead of ConfirmAsync.

Here is a test page that reproduces the issue:

<div style="display: flex; gap: 2em;">
    <div>
        <TelerikButtonGroup SelectionMode="@ButtonGroupSelectionMode.Single">
            <ButtonGroupToggleButton @bind-Selected="@UseOnChange">Use OnChange</ButtonGroupToggleButton>
            <ButtonGroupToggleButton @bind-Selected="@UseOnClose">Use OnClose</ButtonGroupToggleButton>
        </TelerikButtonGroup>

        <TelerikDropDownList Data="@Data"
                             @bind-Value="@Value"
                             ValueField="@nameof(SampleModel.Text)"
                             OnChange="@OnDropDownListChange"
                             OnClose="@OnDropDownListClose"
                             Width="160px" />

    </div>
    <div>
        <TelerikButton OnClick="@( () => CloseLog = string.Empty )">Clear Event Log</TelerikButton>
        <p>
            <pre>@CloseLog</pre>
        </p>
    </div>
</div>

@code {
    private List<SampleModel> Data { get; set; } = new();

    private string Value { get; set; } = string.Empty;
    private List<string> Values { get; set; } = new();

    private string CloseLog { get; set; } = string.Empty;

    private bool UseOnClose { get; set; } = true;
    private bool UseOnChange { get; set; }

    [CascadingParameter]
    public DialogFactory? TelerikDialogs { get; set; }

    private async Task OnDropDownListChange(object currentValue)
    {
        CloseLog += $"OnChange {DateTime.Now.ToString("HH:mm:ss.fff")} \n";

        if (UseOnChange)
        {
            await TelerikDialogs!.AlertAsync("OnChange");
        }
    }

    private async Task OnDropDownListClose(DropDownListCloseEventArgs args)
    {
        CloseLog += $"OnClose {DateTime.Now.ToString("HH:mm:ss.fff")} \n";

        if (UseOnClose)
        {
            await TelerikDialogs!.AlertAsync("OnClose");
        }
    }

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

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();
    }
}

Hi,

We are using the DropDownList component as an inline editor in the grid, for managing a product hierarchy. Previously we were using the DropDownList with grouping enabled, without virtualization, but due to volume of data we now need to use virtualization.
This does not work with grouping at the moment.

At the bottom of this page it is mentioned that 'Virtual scrolling with grouping will be supported in a future version.'.

Any timeline on this feature?

KR,

Lennert

I have two cascaded dropdownlists, in attached example car brands and selectable colors. The dependent dropdown has defaulttext option. After the parent dropdown has changed, in its event handler I reload the dependent data source and set a new valid value. If the data source does not contain the previous (!) value, the dropdownlist calls the valuechanged callback with default value. In next round when dependent dropdown holds the default value, after reloading datasource it works as expected. And parent changes again, if the updated datasource does not contain the previous dependent value the dropdownlist sets its value to default.

When I do not pass defaulttext parameter, the dependent dropdown selects the first element from the updated datasource. In my case it is not acceptable because I want to set a specific value (in this example the default color), not the first and not the default.

This feedback drives me to try setting value to default and wait for re-render the descendant dropdownlist before set the wanted value. 

Is there any way to avoid this behaviour of the dropdownlist?

<TelerikDropDownList TItem="Brand"
			 TValue="int"
			 ValueField=@nameof(Brand.Id)
			 TextField=@nameof(Brand.Name)
			 Data="@BrandList"
			 Value="@Data.BrandId"
			 ValueChanged=@OnBrandChanged />

<TelerikDropDownList TItem="Color"
			 TValue="int"
			 ValueField=@nameof(Brand.Id)
			 TextField=@nameof(Brand.Name)
			 Data="@FilteredColorList"
			 Value="@Data.ColorId"
			 ValueChanged="@OnColorChanged"
			 DefaultText="select color ..." />

async Task OnBrandChanged(int brandId)
{
	Data.ColorId = default;
	await Task.Delay(5);
	Data.BrandId = brandId;
	Data.ColorId = GetDefaultColor(brandId);
	FilteredColorList = GetFilteredColorList(brandId);
}

The drop down list component does not allow the user to associate a label with the underlying html select input control, which goes against accessibility standards. It appears that most, if not all, of the other components follow the accessibility standards. Please fix the drop down list and/or allow attribute splatting so that developers can apply their own attributes (like aria-label) to meet accessibility standards.

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.

Hi!

When i use combination of LINQ inside TelerikDropDownLists Data attribute and TelerikGrid 's GridEditMode.Popup mode, i get weird behavior when i try to select an item from TelerikDropDownLists - everything freezes. Please check the solution. Everything works fine if i don't use LINQ or GridEditMode.Popup mode.

Thank you!

Hello,

Initial I want no item to be selected to let the user select a value. I thought it would be enough if my bindvalue would be of a nullable type. I'm getting an exception when trying. If this is not supported, how can I do it?

     <div class="form-group col-md-2">
        <label class="col-form-label" for="ddReleaseType">Fönstertyp</label>
        <TelerikDropDownList Data="@ReleaseTypeFilterOptions" @bind-Value="FilterState.ReleaseType" TextField="DisplayText" ValueField="ReleaseType" Class="max-width form-control" @ref="ddReleaseType"></TelerikDropDownList>
    </div>

     public enum ReleaseType : int
    {
        All = 0,
        Category = 1,
        Season = 2,
        Misc = 3
    }

        protected Telerik.Blazor.Components.TelerikDropDownList<ReleaseTypeFilterModel?, SessionState.ReleaseType?> ddReleaseType;
 

        protected class ReleaseTypeFilterModel
        {
            public SessionState.ReleaseType ReleaseType { get; set; }
            public string DisplayText { get { return ReleaseType.ToString(); } }
        }
 

An unhandled exception occurred while processing the request.

Telerik.Blazor.Components.Common.TelerikSelectBase<TItem, TValue>.TryParseValueFromString(string value, out TValue result, out string validationErrorMessage)

• • Telerik.Blazor.Components.Common.TelerikSelectBase<TItem, TValue>.TryParseValueFromString(string value, out TValue result, out string validationErrorMessage)

  • Telerik.Blazor.Components.Common.TelerikSelectBase<TItem, TValue>.set_CurrentValueAsString(string value)

  • Telerik.Blazor.Components.TelerikDropDownListBase<TItem, TValue>.OnParametersSet()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.ComponentBase.CallOnParametersSetAsync()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.ComponentBase.RunInitAndSetParametersAsync()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Rendering.HtmlRenderer.HandleException(Exception exception)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.Renderer.AddToPendingTasks(Task task)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Rendering.ComponentState.SetDirectParameters(ParameterView parameters)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.RenderTreeDiffBuilder.InitializeNewComponentFrame(ref DiffContext diffContext, int frameIndex)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.RenderTreeDiffBuilder.InitializeNewSubtree(ref DiffContext diffContext, int frameIndex)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.RenderTreeDiffBuilder.InsertNewFrame(ref DiffContext diffContext, int newFrameIndex)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.RenderTreeDiffBuilder.AppendDiffEntriesForRange(ref DiffContext diffContext, int oldStartIndex, int oldEndIndexExcl, int newStartIndex, int newEndIndexExcl)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.RenderTreeDiffBuilder.ComputeDiff(Renderer renderer, RenderBatchBuilder batchBuilder, int componentId, ArrayRange<RenderTreeFrame> oldTree, ArrayRange<RenderTreeFrame> newTree)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Rendering.ComponentState.RenderIntoBatch(RenderBatchBuilder batchBuilder, RenderFragment renderFragment)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.Renderer.RenderInExistingBatch(RenderQueueEntry renderQueueEntry)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.Renderer.ProcessRenderQueue()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Rendering.HtmlRenderer.HandleException(Exception exception)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.Renderer.ProcessRenderQueue()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.Renderer.ProcessPendingRender()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.Renderer.AddToRenderQueue(int componentId, RenderFragment renderFragment)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.ComponentBase.StateHasChanged()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.ComponentBase.CallOnParametersSetAsync()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.ComponentBase.RunInitAndSetParametersAsync()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Rendering.HtmlRenderer.HandleException(Exception exception)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.Renderer.AddToPendingTasks(Task task)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Rendering.ComponentState.SetDirectParameters(ParameterView parameters)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.Renderer.RenderRootComponentAsync(int componentId, ParameterView initialParameters)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Rendering.HtmlRenderer.CreateInitialRenderAsync(Type componentType, ParameterView initialParameters)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Rendering.HtmlRenderer.RenderComponentAsync(Type componentType, ParameterView initialParameters)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Rendering.RendererSynchronizationContext+<>c__11<TResult>+<<InvokeAsync>b__11_0>d.MoveNext()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StaticComponentRenderer.PrerenderComponentAsync(ParameterView parameters, HttpContext httpContext, Type componentType)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.ComponentRenderer.PrerenderedServerComponentAsync(HttpContext context, ServerComponentInvocationSequence invocationId, Type type, ParameterView parametersCollection)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.ComponentRenderer.RenderComponentAsync(ViewContext viewContext, Type componentType, RenderMode renderMode, object parameters)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers.ComponentTagHelper.ProcessAsync(TagHelperContext context, TagHelperOutput output)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Runtime.TagHelpers.TagHelperRunner.<RunAsync>g__Awaited|0_0(Task task, TagHelperExecutionContext executionContext, int i, int count)

  • ReleaseCalendar.Pages.Pages__Host.<ExecuteAsync>b__14_1() in _Host.cshtml

    +
    18.     <app><component type="typeof(App)" render-mode="ServerPrerendered" /></app>

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Runtime.TagHelpers.TagHelperExecutionContext.SetOutputContentAsync()

  • ReleaseCalendar.Pages.Pages__Host.ExecuteAsync()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RazorView.RenderPageCoreAsync(IRazorPage page, ViewContext context)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RazorView.RenderPageAsync(IRazorPage page, ViewContext context, bool invokeViewStarts)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RazorView.RenderAsync(ViewContext context)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.ViewExecutor.ExecuteAsync(ViewContext viewContext, string contentType, Nullable<int> statusCode)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.ViewExecutor.ExecuteAsync(ViewContext viewContext, string contentType, Nullable<int> statusCode)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeNextResultFilterAsync>g__Awaited|29_0<TFilter, TFilterAsync>(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, object state, bool isCompleted)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Rethrow(ResultExecutedContextSealed context)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.ResultNext<TFilter, TFilterAsync>(ref State next, ref Scope scope, ref object state, ref bool isCompleted)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.InvokeResultFilters()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeNextResourceFilter>g__Awaited|24_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, object state, bool isCompleted)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Rethrow(ResourceExecutedContextSealed context)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Next(ref State next, ref Scope scope, ref object state, ref bool isCompleted)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.InvokeFilterPipelineAsync()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeAsync>g__Logged|17_1(ResourceInvoker invoker)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing.EndpointMiddleware.<Invoke>g__AwaitRequestTask|6_0(Endpoint endpoint, Task requestTask, ILogger logger)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.DeveloperExceptionPageMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

The DropDownList remains open after tabbing and does not fire. It also won't fire OnBlur and OnChange in this case. The problem occurs only if the component was opened by clicking exactly on its arrow.

Here is a test page: https://blazorrepl.telerik.com/cxEfFVPq042owTt616

The workaround is to wrap the component in a <span> that handles @onfocusout and closes the component programmatically: https://blazorrepl.telerik.com/cnafPCYL21aT3fpD05

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