Tight integration with WebContextMenu enables you to easily input a data by selecting from a hierarchical Menu User Interface. For instances, instead of showing a long list of hundreds items during product entry, you can show a short list of logically-grouped items displayed in a Menu interface. The result is better data entry experience, allowing end users to perform entry tasks in more intuitive and productive way.
The following illustration shows a WebContextMenu control used as the dropdown container in a WebCombo instance.
When WebContextMenu is integrated into WebCombo, the WebContextMenu will be automatically shown when the WebCombo's dropdown button is clicked. When a selection is made in the WebContextMenu instance, the text will be sent back to the WebCombo text box. This feature enables out-of-the-box integration between Intersoft's controls which significantly reduces development time and efforts.
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An interesting ability in this WebContextMenu integration is the support for editable WebCombo. When you typed into the textbox, WebCombo will attempt to find the matching menu item and loop into the sub menu hierarchically. The first match menu item will then be displayed and focused. When a valid menu item is highlighted, you can simply press Tab to select the item and WebCombo will automatically set the Text and Value. When the typed text is invalid, WebCombo will remove the Text and Value as well - all done without additional code. |
To learn more about integrating a WebContextMenu to WebCombo, see How-to: Integrate a WebContextMenu control to WebCombo.