Autocomplete textbox in windows c#

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hi... i am doing a windows application project...i have doubt in autocomplete textbox method.

there is one textbox
when i type on textbox i need to show name and phone no. using auto complete....right now name is working but phone number of particular name is not displaying.....is any possible to show two data in single textbox using auto complete textbox....

Posted 1-Mar-12 23:42pm

ANOOP CL NAIR

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uspatel · Answer 1 · 2012-03-01T23:50:00

Solution 1

AutoComplete TextBox or ComboBox in Winforms

Posted 1-Mar-12 23:50pm

uspatel

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ANOOP CL NAIR 2-Mar-12 6:04am

actually i can display name...but i need to display name with phone number...is any possible way to display?????

uspatel 2-Mar-12 6:58am

you can merge in query name+phonenumber.......

ANOOP CL NAIR 2-Mar-12 10:11am

i am doing like this but phone number is not displaying......

MySqlConnection myConnection = new MySqlConnection(@"Server=localhost;user id=root;password=headway123;database=physiotheraphy");
myConnection.Open();

MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand("SELECT patient_name+phone_no FROM patient", myConnection);
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
MySqlDataAdapter da = new MySqlDataAdapter(cmd);
da.Fill(ds, "My List");

AutoCompleteStringCollection col = new AutoCompleteStringCollection();
int i = 0;
for (i = 0; i <= ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count - 1; i++)
{
col.Add(ds.Tables[0].Rows[i]["patient_name "].ToString());
// col.Add(ds.Tables[0].Rows[i]["phone_no"].ToString());
}

txtname.AutoCompleteSource = AutoCompleteSource.CustomSource;
txtname.AutoCompleteCustomSource = col;
txtname.AutoCompleteMode = AutoCompleteMode.Suggest;

myConnection.Close();

uspatel 3-Mar-12 0:36am

MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand("SELECT CONCAT(patient_name,phone_no) as NamewithNo FROM patient", myConnection);
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
MySqlDataAdapter da = new MySqlDataAdapter(cmd);
da.Fill(ds, "My List");

AutoCompleteStringCollection col = new AutoCompleteStringCollection();
int i = 0;
for (i = 0; i <= ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count - 1; i++)
{
col.Add(ds.Tables[0].Rows[i]["NamewithNo"].ToString());
// col.Add(ds.Tables[0].Rows[i]["phone_no"].ToString());
}

txtname.AutoCompleteSource = AutoCompleteSource.CustomSource;
txtname.AutoCompleteCustomSource = col;
txtname.AutoCompleteMode = AutoCompleteMode.Suggest;

myConnection.Close();

ANOOP CL NAIR 3-Mar-12 1:48am

thanks a lot....

uspatel 3-Mar-12 1:52am

Your welcome....

ANOOP CL NAIR 3-Mar-12 1:59am

i have doubt in datagridview autocomplete is possible????

uspatel 3-Mar-12 2:23am

yes it is possible........

ANOOP CL NAIR 3-Mar-12 2:39am

ok thanks...i am going to try...

Deep Hemant Gabra 1-Feb-14 1:57am

thank you

kerrymanam · Answer 2 · 2014-09-17T19:53:00

Solution 2

A simple...C# Autocomplete Textbox

Kerry

Posted 17-Sep-14 19:53pm

kerrymanam