setCompleterItems()

This method defines the items for auto-completion options for a field that has been defined with the COMPLETER attribute.

Syntax

setCompleterItems(

opt DYNAMIC ARRAY OF STRING)

opt specifies the list of the auto-completion options.

Example

DEFINE comp_list DYNAMIC ARRAY OF STRING

 

MAIN

DEFINE rec RECORD

field1 STRING,

field2 STRING

END RECORD

CALL fill_names()

OPEN WINDOW w WITH FORM "completer" ATTRIBUTE(BORDER)

OPTIONS INPUT WRAP

INPUT BY NAME rec.* ATTRIBUTES(UNBUFFERED)

ON CHANGE field1

CALL fill_proposals(DIALOG, rec.field1)

END INPUT

END MAIN

 

FUNCTION fill_names()

DEFINE i INTEGER

LET i=0

LET comp_list[i:=i+1] = "One"

LET comp_list[i:=i+1] = "Two"

LET comp_list[i:=i+1] = "Three"

LET comp_list[i:=i+1] = "Four"

LET comp_list[i:=i+1] = "Five"

LET comp_list[i:=i+1] = "Six"

LET comp_list[i:=i+1] = "Seven"

END FUNCTION

 

FUNCTION fill_proposals(dlg, curr_val)

DEFINE dlg ui.Dialog, curr_val STRING

DEFINE curr_set DYNAMIC ARRAY OF STRING,

i, x INTEGER

LET x=0

FOR i=1 TO comp_list.getLength()

IF upshift(comp_list[i]) MATCHES upshift(curr_val)||"*" THEN

LET curr_set[x:=x+1] = comp_list[i]

END IF

END FOR

CALL dlg.setCompleterItems(curr_set)

END FUNCTION

 

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