how to Show static non-clickable heading in AutoCompleteExtender list

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I have an AutoCompleteExtender from the Ajax Control Toolkit. I need to have a heading in the dropdown list, but it should not be selectable as an item.

I have tried this using jQuery, but even when I just add as a div, it is still selected as an item into the text box when I click on it:

My java script Code is:

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<script type="text/javascript">
    // Find the autocompleteextender and set the text as value selected
    function OnItemSelected(event) {
        var selInd = $find("AutoCompleteEx")._selectIndex;
        if (selInd != -1)
            $find("AutoCompleteEx").get_element().value = $find("AutoCompleteEx").get_completionList().childNodes[selInd]._value;

    }

    function OnClientPopulated(sender, eventArgs) {
        //Find the autocompleteextender list
        var autoList = $find("AutoCompleteEx").get_completionList();
        for (i = 0; i < autoList.childNodes.length; i++) {
            // Consider value as image path
            var imgeUrl = autoList.childNodes[i]._value;


            var text = autoList.childNodes[i].firstChild.nodeValue;

            if (text == "header") {
                var newimgeUrl = imgeUrl.split("!");

                autoList.childNodes[i].innerHTML = "<div  style=width:380px;height:30px;background-color:#80BA27;padding:5px;color:black;font-size:16px;text-align:center>Static Heading</div>";

            }
          }
    }
</script>

I also see the same problem at this post:
Show static non-clickable heading in AutoCompleteExtender list[^]

But Unable to solve my problem so plz help me

Posted 25-Apr-13 0:31am

Arun kumar Gauttam

Updated 25-Apr-13 1:22am

Karthik Harve

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*Karthik Harve* · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-25T01:50:00

Hi,

can you try like below.

JavaScript

// add the onclick event of the div tag like below in your OnClientPopulated function
if (text == "header") {
    var newimgeUrl = imgeUrl.split("!");
    autoList.childNodes[i].innerHTML = "<div  onclick='return div_click();' style="width:380px;height:30px;background-color:#80BA27;padding:5px;color:black;font-size:16px;text-align:center">Static Heading</div>";

//div_click is onclick event of the div tag
}

javascript function.

JavaScript

function div_click()
{
    document.getElementByID('TextBox1').value = '';  
    //TextBox1 is the Target TextBox Control for AutocompleteExtender.
    // if this inactive item has selected then make the textbox value as empty.
    return false;
}

hope it helps.