Dojo filteringSelect query expression

Question

Hi

I'm using the dojo filtering select widget. I'm trying to customize the queryExpr. According to all forums/documentation, there are 4 types of expressions: - ${0} - find exact expression - ${0} - contains - ${0}* - starts with - *${0} - ends with

I'm trying to accomplish an auto-completion where any word starts with the typed in string. For example:

if I type "expr" the following suggestion will pop up "some expression".

The contains expression doesn't really do the job, because I don't want that suggestion to appear if I type "press" for example.

Does the queryExpr attribute accept regular expressions? If not, is there any way of achieving this?

Thank you!

Answer 1

The auto-completion functionality in dijit.form.FilteringSelect is derived from dijit.form.ComboBox.

You could extend dijit.form.ComboBox, override the _autoCompleteText() function, providing your custom implementation.

Finally, you could then create your own custom filtering select control that inherited from your custom combo box instead of the ComboBox.

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