ASP.NET ComboBox - Load Items with MinChars




The items of the ComboBox can be loaded on-demand (via AJAX requests). The advantage of using this approach
is that the items are loaded only when the end user types something into the input field.
Thus, the page will load very fast because no item is loaded on page load.

In order to enable the on demand loading feature, set the EnableLoadOnDemand property to true.
You also need to handle the LoadingItems server-side event, which is executed each time the ComboBox
requests items from the server via AJAX. The server-side event handler will load all the items that match the text typed in the input field.

This sample showcases the usage of a buffer for the on demand loading feature. The AJAX request that will load the items from the server
is being sent only after the end user types three characters. Thus, the overhead on the backend database server will be reduced,
because the database is hit less often.


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