Enabling Autocomplete in Textbox area in WinForms Editable ListBox

4 Feb 20251 minute to read

We can associate an AutoComplete with the editing TextBox of the EditableList. The following steps help to achieve this.

1. Create an instance of the AutoComplete.

2. In the Form load event, place this code.

   C#

   private void form1_Load(object sender,EventArgs e)
   {
   // Sets the AutoComplete.
   autoComplete1.DataSource=editableList1.ListBox.Items;
   autoComplete1.SetAutoComplete(editableList1.TextBox,AutoCompleteModes.Both);
   }

   VB.NET

   Private  Sub form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
      
   ' Sets the AutoComplete.
   autoComplete1.DataSource=editableList1.ListBox.Items
   autoComplete1.SetAutoComplete(editableList1.TextBox,AutoCompleteModes.Both)
   End Sub

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