I am trying to make combobox in ASP.NET MVC 3.0, where the user can either enter a value in the text box or select a value from the drop-down list. The user should not be limited to the values in the selection list. The view has a viewmodel, so the values must be populated and sent to the controller action through the model binding.
I created a decent jquery solution based on the jquery autocomplete widget, but I couldn’t play well with the unobtrusive javascript MVC validation. I am advancing with this HtmlHelper extension , but I am struggling with user interface issues with IE / Compatibility mode and existing CSS. A fee for a management set such as Telerik or Infragistics is not possible. (EDIT: this is a commercial application, so I can’t use the free Telerik controls because they are GPL, and if you use the GPL component in your application, your whole application becomes GPL).
Does anyone have a great ComboBox for MVC?
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