FilterType Property (AutoCompleteTextBox)

Gets or sets the type of filter that will be used to filter the ItemsSource as the user types in the AutoCompleteTextBox.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property FilterType As StringFilterType

'Usage
 
Dim instance As AutoCompleteTextBox
Dim value As StringFilterType
 
instance.FilterType = value
 
value = instance.FilterType

public StringFilterType FilterType {get; set;}

Remarks

The default value is StringFilterType.StartsWith, which means that the input will be filtered based on the first letters typed in the AutoCompleteTextBox; thus, the AutoCompleteTextBox will display suggestions taken from the ItemsSource that start with the same characters as the input.

For more information on the various types of filters that are available for this property, please refer to the StringFilterType enumeration.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

AutoCompleteTextBox Class
AutoCompleteTextBox Members