Completed
Last Updated: 11 Sep 2022 11:13 by ADMIN
Release 3.6.0 (14 Sep 2022) (R3 2022)
Created by: Svetoslav
Comments: 4
Category: DropDownList
Type: Feature Request
23

Hello everyone,

We have opened this Feature Request to gather your insights on the addition of disabled items for the DropDownList.

For the time being, you can make items look disabled via DropDownListItemTemplate. Also, prevent clicks with @onclick and use the ValueChanged event to skip disabled items during keyboard navigation.

UPDATE: The associated built-in feature is the OnItemRender event, which can help style specific items without a template.

<TelerikDropDownList Data="@Products"
                     TItem="@Product"                     
                     TValue="@(int?)"
                     Value="@SelectedProductId"
                     ValueField="@nameof(Product.Id)"
                     TextField="@nameof(Product.Name)"
                     DefaultText="Select Product..."
                     ValueChanged="@( (int? newValue) => SelectedProductChanged(newValue) )"
                     Width="200px">
    <DropDownListSettings>
        <DropDownListPopupSettings Class="disabled-items" />
    </DropDownListSettings>
    <ItemTemplate>
        @{ var p = context as Product; }
        <div class="item-div @( !p.Active ? "disabled" : "" )"
             @onclick:preventDefault="@(!p.Active)"
             @onclick:stopPropagation="@(!p.Active)">
            @p.Name
        </div>
    </ItemTemplate>
</TelerikDropDownList>

<style>
    /* remove default item padding to prevent selection outside the template div */
    .disabled-items .k-list-item {
        padding: 0;
    }
    /* add back inner padding */
    .disabled-items .item-div {
        padding: 4px 8px;
    }
    /* style disabled items */
    .disabled-items .disabled {
        cursor: not-allowed;
        width: 100%;
        color: #ccc;
    }
</style>

@code {
    private List<Product> Products { get; set; }

    private int? SelectedProductId { get; set; }

    private async Task SelectedProductChanged(int? newValue)
    {
        var newProduct = Products.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Id == newValue);

        if (newProduct?.Active == true || !newValue.HasValue)
        {
            // select only active items or DefaultText
            SelectedProductId = newValue;
        }
        else
        {
            // skip disabled items during keyboard navigation
            var oldProductIndex = Products.FindIndex(x => x.Id == SelectedProductId);
            var newProductIndex = Products.FindIndex(x => x.Id == newValue);

            if (newProductIndex > oldProductIndex)
            {
                // skip forward
                SelectedProductId = Products[++newProductIndex].Id;
            }
            else
            {
                // skip backward
                SelectedProductId = Products[--newProductIndex].Id;
            }
        }
    }

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        Products = new List<Product>();

        for (int i = 1; i <= 7; i++)
        {
            var active = i % 3 != 0;

            Products.Add(new Product()
            {
                Id = i,
                Name = (active ? "" : "Disabled ") + "Product " + i,
                Active = active
            });
        }

        base.OnInitialized();
    }

    public class Product
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public bool Active { get; set; }
    }
}

 

Completed
Last Updated: 22 Apr 2023 15:25 by Felipe
Release 2.24.0
Created by: Ben
Comments: 4
Category: DropDownList
Type: Feature Request
20

Hi,

Is it possible to implement search/look-ahead in the current version of the DropDown component? If not, will you be adding this feature soon?

Thank you.

Ben

Completed
Last Updated: 04 May 2022 20:15 by ADMIN
Release 3.3.0
the dropdown options display correctly until some come from a second service call.

The problem is that if the selected option is in the options added later then it does not show it as the selected value.

Example below shows correct function for "6" but incorrect for "7".

---

ADMIN EDIT

Here is a reproducible with the workaround highlighted in green:

 

@using System.Collections.ObjectModel

<h4>Option Selected: 6 @selectedSix</h4>
<br />

<TelerikDropDownList Data="@myDdlData"
                     TextField="MyTextField"
                     ValueField="MyValueField"
                     @bind-Value="@selectedSix" />

<h4>Option Selected: 7 @selectedSeven</h4>
<br />

<TelerikDropDownList Data="@myDdlData"
                     TextField="MyTextField"
                     ValueField="MyValueField"
                     @bind-Value="@selectedSeven">
</TelerikDropDownList>

<TelerikButton OnClick="@AddOption">Add Item</TelerikButton>

<ul>
    @foreach (var item in myDdlData)
    {
        <li>@item.MyValueField</li>
    }
</ul>

@code {
    int selectedSix { get; set; } = 6;
    int selectedSeven { get; set; } = 7;

    ObservableCollection<MyDdlModel> myDdlData = new ObservableCollection<MyDdlModel>(Enumerable.Range(1, 5).Select(x => new MyDdlModel { MyTextField = "item " + x, MyValueField = x }));

    protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
    {
        AddOption();

        await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));

        AddOption();
    }

    void AddOption()
    {
        myDdlData.Add(new MyDdlModel { MyTextField = "item " + (myDdlData.Count + 1), MyValueField = myDdlData.Count + 1 });

        int origSelection = selectedSeven;
        selectedSeven = 0;
        StateHasChanged();
        //add this if it does not work
        //await Task.Delay(30);//wait a rendering frame
        selectedSeven = origSelection;
        //add this if it does not work
        //StateHasChanged();
    }

    public class MyDdlModel
    {
        public int MyValueField { get; set; }
        public string MyTextField { get; set; }
    }
}

 

Note: This behavior also occurs if the initial data is received after the component is initialized. The workaround in this case will be similar - set the selected value after the data is received.

---

Completed
Last Updated: 08 Feb 2023 23:19 by Ted
Created by: Marcel
Comments: 7
Category: DropDownList
Type: Feature Request
19

Right now when a DropDownList has PopupHeight="Auto" the popup gets the height necesaary to display its items properly.

But when there are many items the popup also displays all items without a vertical scrollbar (maybe over the entire page and beyond), which is not good.

 

My suggestion would be to add a property for specifyig a "MaxPopupHeight" to limit the growth of the popup.

Also if "PopupHeight" is not specified it should take "Auto" as the default value instead of a static height in px, instead give the new "MaxPopupHeight" a limiting default value.

***Admin Edit***

Released in 3.0.0 through PopupSettings tag: https://docs.telerik.com/blazor-ui/upgrade/breaking-changes/3-0-0#popup-settings

***Admin Edit***

Completed
Last Updated: 22 Jul 2022 12:41 by ADMIN
Release 3.5.0

Is it possible to drop dropDownList from outside, for example after its data has been changed, without clicking on it ?

ADMIN EDIT:

This feature is also applicable to ComboBox, AutoComplete, Multiselect, Date and Time Pickers components.

Completed
Last Updated: 05 Jan 2022 12:00 by ADMIN
Release 3.0.0
Created by: Frederic
Comments: 2
Category: DropDownList
Type: Bug Report
8

When used in Bootstrap Grid the DropDownList popup is misaligned on the first open. On a second click, it is aligned.

This behavior is also valid for Combobox and Autocomplete.

Reproduction code:

 

<div class="box">
    <div class="row mt-3" style="align-items:center">
        <div class="col-12 col-lg-4">
            <span class="bold">ComboBox</span>
        </div>
        <div class="col">
            <TelerikComboBox Data="@myComboData" TextField="ComboTextField" ValueField="ComboValueField"
                             @bind-Value="selectedCombo" ClearButton="true" Filterable="true">
            </TelerikComboBox>
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="row mt-3" style="align-items:center">
        <div class="col-12 col-lg-4">
            <span class="bold">DropDownList</span>
        </div>
        <div class="col">
            <TelerikDropDownList Data="@myDdlData" TextField="MyTextField" ValueField="MyValueField"
                                 @bind-Value="@selectedDropDown">
            </TelerikDropDownList>
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="row mt-3" style="align-items:center">
        <div class="col-12 col-lg-4">
            <span class="bold">Autocomplete</span>
        </div>
        <div class="col">
            <TelerikAutoComplete Data="@Suggestions" @bind-Value="@AutoCompleteValue"
                                 ClearButton="true" />
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

@code {
    public int selectedDropDown { get; set; }
    public int selectedCombo { get; set; }
    public string AutoCompleteValue { get; set; }

    //ComboBox
    public class ComboModel
    {
        public int ComboValueField { get; set; }
        public string ComboTextField { get; set; }
    }

    IEnumerable<ComboModel> myComboData = Enumerable.Range(1, 20).Select(x => new ComboModel { ComboTextField = "item " + x, ComboValueField = x });

    //DropDownList
    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 });

    //Autocomplete
    List<string> Suggestions { get; set; } = new List<string> {
        "Manager", "Developer", "QA", "Technical Writer", "Support Engineer", "Sales Agent", "Architect", "Designer"
    };
}

 

Completed
Last Updated: 22 Jan 2022 10:02 by ADMIN
Release 3.0.0
Created by: Jocelyn
Comments: 3
Category: DropDownList
Type: Bug Report
7

---

ADMIN EDIT

This behavior is observed in the DropDownList when filtering is enabled and in the ComboBox regardless of whether filtering is enabled or not.

The (filter) input gets focus, which shows the soft keyboard, which changes the viewport size, which causes the dropdown to hide. Unfortunately, there is no workaround at the moment (except perhaps disabling filtering for small viewports).

---

Completed
Last Updated: 05 Aug 2024 13:31 by ADMIN
Release 6.1.0
Created by: Matthijs
Comments: 4
Category: DropDownList
Type: Bug Report
5

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".

Completed
Last Updated: 16 Apr 2020 07:53 by ADMIN
Release 2.11.0
Created by: OnSemble
Comments: 2
Category: DropDownList
Type: Feature Request
5
I had the same issue in general on Blazor with a text box, they are fixing this in 3.1 https://github.com/aspnet/AspNetCore/issues/11914. There is a workaround and I have confirmed that textboxs on 3.1 textboxes work without the workaround. I'm doing a trial of Telerik's Blazor components and noticed the same validation issue existed so I had to put back in the workaround to fix it. It would be nice if this workaround wasn't required.
Completed
Last Updated: 03 Jul 2019 11:47 by ADMIN
Release 1.3.0
Created by: Andrew
Comments: 0
Category: DropDownList
Type: Feature Request
5

Posting this feature request as per your suggestion in my original forum post at: https://www.telerik.com/forums/data-source-using-scalar-list

I would like the DropDownList component to support lists of scalar values as data source. I.e:


<TelerikDropDownList Data="@MyList" bind-Value=@MyItem>

</TelerikDropDownList>
 
@functions {
    protected List<string> MyList = new List<string>() { "a", "b", "c" };
 
    protected string MyItem { get; set; } = "b";
}

The DropDownList would infer the scalar type from the Data property. The TextField items shown in the list (and the associated ValueField) would be the same: i.e. the value of each scalar in the list.

Completed
Last Updated: 29 Apr 2022 09:55 by ADMIN
Release 3.3.0

The following knowledge base article describes how to select the default value in a drop down, but if there's no default value the selection is not cleared using this method.

https://docs.telerik.com/blazor-ui/knowledge-base/inputs-clear-selection-value?_ga=2.18517947.380379649.1635269411-1661447875.1621547203

When setting the bind value to null (or the default, or frankly anything that doesn't exist in the drop down) I'd like the drop down list selection to be cleared when there's no default value set on the DropDownList.

 

@page "/"

<br />

<TelerikButton OnClick="@ClearSelection">Clear selection</TelerikButton>
<TelerikDropDownList Data="@data" @bind-Value="selectedValue" />

@code {
    List<string> data = new() { "selection" };
    string selectedValue;

    void ClearSelection()
    {
        // This does not cause the drop down to clear the selection and I think it should.
        selectedValue = null;
    }
}

Completed
Last Updated: 17 Sep 2020 10:55 by ADMIN
Release 2.18.0
I have logic that updates the Data of a dropdownlist (in this case, changes the value of the TextField of a the selected item in the dropdown). After the database update, I fetch the dropdown data anew, and it reflects in the dropdown element, but not in the main element where it is currently shown.
Completed
Last Updated: 03 Jul 2023 12:05 by ADMIN
Release 4.4.0 (07/19/2023) (R3 PI1)
Created by: Sarah
Comments: 0
Category: DropDownList
Type: Feature Request
3
I want to add default text within the search bar filter of the DropDownList (eg. "Search by number or name"). I do not want this to show up as the value field - only in the textbox of the search bar. 
Completed
Last Updated: 13 Sep 2021 05:07 by ADMIN
Release 2.27.0
Created by: Xiaobo
Comments: 0
Category: DropDownList
Type: Bug Report
3
Missing label causes an accessibility issue:  The select element must have an accessible name
Completed
Last Updated: 08 Jan 2020 16:13 by ADMIN
Release 2.6.0
The idea is that the hint text (like "choose a product from the dropdown") and the default value the component will have, should be independent of the model it is bound to. This simplifies providing such a value and better supports view-model scenarios where the validation happens in the view-model and the actual model may not even be able to take the same values, because it relies on app logic to protect it.

The most obvious example is a required field - it must be nullable so required validation works, but the actual model may have to be non-nullable.
Completed
Last Updated: 07 Apr 2023 07:02 by ADMIN
Release 2.27.0
When I use the Chrome Lighthouse (based on the axe accessibility testing tool) to assess the accessibility of the TelerikDropDownList I am getting several issues.
Completed
Last Updated: 03 Jul 2019 11:47 by ADMIN
Release 1.3.0
Created by: Oliver
Comments: 2
Category: DropDownList
Type: Bug Report
2

When the Value you bind to the DropDownList is null (for example, because it is a model that is not filled in by the user yet, and you need to perform validation), the component throws a null reference exception.

This does not happen for a nullable integer (example here)

Reproducible:

@using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
@using Telerik.Blazor.Components.DropDownList
 
    <EditForm Model="@PageData" OnValidSubmit="@HandleValidSubmit">
        <DataAnnotationsValidator />
        <ValidationSummary />
        @PageData.QuoteState
 
        <TelerikDropDownList bind-Value="@PageData.QuoteState" DefaultItem="@Hint" Width="300px"
                             Data="@states" TextField="stateName" ValueField="stateID">
        </TelerikDropDownList>
        <ValidationMessage For="@(() => PageData.QuoteState)"></ValidationMessage>
        <button type="submit">Submit</button>
    </EditForm>
 
@functions {
    public MyViewModel PageData { get; set; } = new MyViewModel();
 
    public statesModel Hint { get; set; } = new statesModel { stateID = null, stateName = "Not Selected" };
 
    public class statesModel
    {
        public string stateID { get; set; }
        public string stateName { get; set; }
    }
 
    public class MyViewModel
    {
        [Required(ErrorMessage = "State is mandatory.")]//the value field in the dropdown model must be null in the default item
        public string QuoteState { get; set; }
    }
 
    public IEnumerable<statesModel> states = new List<statesModel>
    {
            new statesModel { stateID = "ACT", stateName = "ACT" },
            new statesModel { stateID = "NSW", stateName = "NSW" },
            new statesModel { stateID = "NT", stateName = "NT" },
            new statesModel { stateID = "QLD", stateName = "QLD" },
            new statesModel { stateID = "SA", stateName = "SA" },
            new statesModel { stateID = "TAS", stateName = "TAS" },
            new statesModel { stateID = "VIC", stateName = "VIC" },
            new statesModel { stateID = "WA", stateName = "WA" }
        };
 
    void HandleValidSubmit()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("OnValidSubmit");
    }
}

Completed
Last Updated: 29 Aug 2024 09:48 by ADMIN
Release 2024 Q4 (Nov)
When I place a DropDownList inside a Modal Window and run it in Safari there is a flicker in the UI when the dropdown is expanded.
Completed
Last Updated: 12 Oct 2022 07:26 by ADMIN
Release 3.7.0 (09 Nov 2022)
Created by: JamesD
Comments: 0
Category: DropDownList
Type: Bug Report
1

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"
    };
}

Completed
Last Updated: 01 Apr 2022 10:27 by ADMIN
Release 3.2.0

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.

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