Hi all,
New to Xojo Web but fairly experienced with Desktop.
I’m trying to create a page with a textfield that once the user enters a few characters, the server does a database lookup and pops up suggested searches in a list below the field that the user can either click on or use arrow keys to select from.
From a functionality standpoint, I’m looking to create something identical to how the search field works on YouTube.
I see there’s WebTextField.AllowAutoComplete but I don’t see a way to add autocomplete suggestions dynamically or show a popup list like that.
Has anyone implemented anything like this? Not quite sure where to even start.
Did you look at the webcombobox?
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Depending on the amount of rows and how dynamic it should be, a WebCombobox could do the trick, as @Maximilian_Tyrtania1 said.
But what it comes to my mind, when looking at the YouTube search, is a combination of a WebSearchField with a WebListBox that uses a WebDataSource.
Something like this:
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GraffitiPopupMenu supports search functionality (among many other features), but not a direct connection to the database to reduce round trips and an API endpoint requirement.
GraffitiTextField also supports basic autocomplete.
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Thanks guys.
The round-trip latency on the server is really making it feel sluggish though. To be clear, if I want my autocomplete suggestions to be generated using client-side javascript (calling a third-party api to return json suggestions), I’ll need to use the WebSDK, is that correct?
