Needed Help to create the searchable drop down list

[Lara_seven]

Hi Everyone

I have 197 layer names. As per my client standard, it is too long to scroll this list. So i need to create the searchable drop-down list in dialog palate. If you have any advice kindly share with an example script.

Thanks in advance.

Kalaimani S

[pixxxelschubser · Accepted solution]

For the beginning: an example from Peter Kahrel​ s ScriptUI for Dummies ScriptUI for dummies | Peter Kahrel

var numbers = ["one", "two", "three", "thirty", "hundred"];
var w = new Window ("dialog", "Drop-down select");
var ddown = w.add ("dropdownlist", undefined, numbers);
ddown.minimumSize.width = 200;
ddown.selection = 0; ddown.active = true;
var buffer = "";
ddown.onActivate = function () {buffer = ""}
ddown.addEventListener ("keydown", function (k)
{
buffer += k.keyName.toLowerCase();
var i = 0;
while (i < numbers.length-1 && numbers.toLowerCase().indexOf (buffer) != 0)
{++i;}
if (numbers.toLowerCase().indexOf (buffer) == 0)
ddown.selection = i;
}
);
w.add ("button", undefined, "OK");
w.show ();

Have fun

[Lara_seven]

I am already completed with the dropdown List but I need search option in the dropdown list. Kindly advice.

[Peter Kahrel]

As Pixxxel mentioned, there are several examples of searchable dropdown lists in that guide.

P.

[Developer1009]

Hello,

I suppose there is no direct way to do this using ScriptUI. If you can use HTML, you can use select2. Otherwise inbuilt dropdown needs to be changed by adding edit text in stack order and filter list of the dropdown on change of key press.

Regards

Charu