AutoCompleteFilterPredicate<T> Delegate

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Represents the filter used by the AutoCompleteBox control to determine whether an item is a possible match for the specified text.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:  System.Windows.Controls.Input (in System.Windows.Controls.Input.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Delegate Function AutoCompleteFilterPredicate(Of T) ( _
    search As String, _
    item As T _
) As Boolean
public delegate bool AutoCompleteFilterPredicate<T>(
    string search,
    T item
)

Type Parameters

  • T
    The type used for filtering the AutoCompleteBox. This type can be either a string or an object.

Parameters

  • search
    Type: System.String
    The string used as the basis for filtering.
  • item
    Type: T
    The item that is compared with the search parameter.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true to indicate item is a possible match for search; otherwise false.

Remarks

This delegate is used by the ItemFilter and TextFilter properties of the AutoCompleteBox. When used with ItemFilter, T is an object. When used with TextFilter, T must be a string.

Examples

The following example shows how to set the FilterMode to Custom, and then set the ItemFilter property to a custom filter method for the Employee object. The custom filter returns matches from employees' first or last name. This code example requires a reference to the System.Windows.Controls.Input assembly.

Private employees As New List(Of Employee)()
Public Sub New()
    InitializeComponent()
    ' Add some items to the employee list. 
    employees.Add(New Employee("Sells", "Chris", "csells", 1234))
    employees.Add(New Employee("Cabatana", "Reina", "rcaba", 5678))
    employees.Add(New Employee("Sprenger", "Christof", "cspreng", 9123))
    employees.Add(New Employee("Brandel", "Jonas", "jbrandel", 4567))
    employees.Add(New Employee("Bye", "Dennis", "dbye", 8912))
    employees.Add(New Employee("Reid", "Miles", "mreid", 3456))

    ' Set the item source. 
    myACB.ItemsSource = employees


...


       ' Set the ItemFilter property to the search method. 
     myACB.ItemFilter = AddressOf SearchEmployees


...


End Sub


...


Private Function SearchEmployees(ByVal search As String, ByVal value As Object) As Boolean
    ' Cast the value to an Employee. 
    Dim emp As Employee = TryCast(value, Employee)
    If emp IsNot Nothing Then
        ' Look for a match in the first and last names. 
        If emp.LastName.ToLower().StartsWith(search) Then
            Return True

        ElseIf emp.FirstName.ToLower().StartsWith(search) Then
            Return True
        End If
    End If
    ' If no match, return false. 
    Return False
End Function


...


Public Class Employee
    Private _LastName As String
    Public Property LastName() As String
        Get
            Return _LastName
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _LastName = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private _FirstName As String
    Public Property FirstName() As String
        Get
            Return _FirstName
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _FirstName = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private _EmailName As String
    Public Property EmailName() As String
        Get
            Return _EmailName
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _EmailName = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private _ID As Integer
    Public Property ID() As Integer
        Get
            Return _ID
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Integer)
            _ID = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Public Sub New(ByVal empLastName As String, ByVal empFirstName As String, ByVal empEmail As String, ByVal empID As Integer)
        LastName = empLastName
        FirstName = empFirstName
        EmailName = empEmail
        ID = empID
    End Sub
    Public Overloads Overrides Function ToString() As String
        Return ((("Employee: " & FirstName & " ") + LastName + System.Environment.NewLine & "Email: ") + EmailName + System.Environment.NewLine & "ID: ") + ID.ToString()
    End Function
End Class
List<Employee> employees = new List<Employee>();
public MainPage()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    // Add some items to the employee list.
    employees.Add(new Employee("Sells", "Chris", "csells", 1234));
    employees.Add(new Employee("Cabatana", "Reina", "rcaba", 5678));
    employees.Add(new Employee("Sprenger", "Christof", "cspreng", 9123));
    employees.Add(new Employee("Brandel", "Jonas", "jbrandel", 4567));
    employees.Add(new Employee("Bye", "Dennis", "dbye", 8912));
    employees.Add(new Employee("Reid", "Miles", "mreid", 3456));

    // Set the item source.
    myACB.ItemsSource = employees;


...


// Set the ItemFilter property to the search method.
myACB.ItemFilter += SearchEmployees;


...


}


...


bool SearchEmployees(string search, object value)
{
    // Cast the value to an Employee.
    Employee emp = value as Employee;
    if (emp != null)
    {
        // Look for a match in the first and last names.
        if (emp.LastName.ToLower().StartsWith(search))
            return true;

        else if (emp.FirstName.ToLower().StartsWith(search))
            return true;
    }
    // If no match, return false.
    return false;
}


...


public class Employee
{
    public string LastName { get; set; }
    public string FirstName { get; set; }
    public string EmailName { get; set; }
    public int ID { get; set; }
    public Employee(string empLastName, string empFirstName, string empEmail, int empID)
    {
        LastName = empLastName;
        FirstName = empFirstName;
        EmailName = empEmail;
        ID = empID;
    }
    public override string ToString()
    {
        return "Employee: " + FirstName + " " + 
            LastName + System.Environment.NewLine + 
            "Email: " + EmailName + System.Environment.NewLine + "ID: " +
            ID.ToString();
    }
}
<StackPanel x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="LightGray">
     <TextBlock FontWeight="Bold" Text="AutoCompleteBox Custom Filter Example" Margin="5"/>
     <StackPanel  Orientation="Horizontal">
         <TextBlock Text="Employee:" Margin="5" HorizontalAlignment="Left"  VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
         <sdk:AutoCompleteBox Height="75" Width="200" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Right" 
         x:Name="myACB" FilterMode="Custom" ToolTipService.ToolTip="Enter employee name."/>
     </StackPanel>
     </StackPanel>

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.