HTML5 - New JavaScript DropDownBox Widget (DevExtreme v17.1)

Now that the v17.1 release is available, you can try out a new client-side JavaScript UI widget that's available with DevExtreme, DropDownBox:

The new DropDownBox widget combines a dropdown and a text field. And it let's you select items like our SelectBox widget but it allows you to extend it's functionality with templates. With the DropDownBox, you can embed a DataGrid, TreeList, TreeView, etc. And the embedded Grid or TreeList widget can filter, search, sort, and edit the data.

Try the demo online here: DropDownBox Demo - Single Selection

The DropDownBox widget is lightweight and still comes packet with these great features:

• Binding to all DevExtreme dataSources, arrays, as well as binding through WebService and OData services
• Client-side templates
• Full keyboard support
• Validation
• Support for all major tablets and mobile browsers: (Chrome, Mozilla, Android’s default browser, iOS Safari, Opera)
• Deferred rendering
• Right-to-left support
• WAI-ARIA Accessibility support

Get started with the new DropDownBox widget by watching this short video:

Then download the latest DevExtreme and try the new DropDownBox widget in your projects.