Binding 10K + elements to a dropdown list with selection

Question

Hi Geeks I am having a dropdown in asp.net like - SelectionGrid Visible= false runat= server SelectionMode= Multiple Width= 350px MultiTextSeparator= ; EnableFocusedStyle= false GridViewProperties-Settings-ShowVerticalScrollBar= true AllowUserInput= true GridViewProperties-SettingsPager-Mode= ShowPager GridViewProperties-SettingsPager-PageSize= 50 IncrementalFilteringMode= None TextFormatString= {0} KeyFieldName= Key IncrementalFilteringDelay= 1200 GridViewProperties-Settings-ShowFilterRowMenu= true FocusedStyle-ForeColor= Black GridViewProperties-Settings-ShowFilterRow= true ClientSideEvents-KeyUp= function (s e) {return false;} AutoPostBack= false GridViewProperties-EnableCallBacks= true > True Width= 60px HeaderStyle-Cursor= auto Caption= Select /> Vint Width= 200px Visible= True Settings-AllowSort= False Settings-ShowFilterRowMenu= True Settings-ShowInFilterControl= True Settings-AllowAutoFilterTextInputTimer= True Settings-AllowAutoFilter= True FieldName= Value Settings-AutoFilterCondition= Contains CellStyle-ForeColor= Black CellStyle-Font-Bold= false Settings-FilterMode= DisplayText > My dropdown gets hanged when the items get loaded on the click of dropdown. Can you please suggest some method/improvements so that the dropdown shows loading on click of dropdown till the items get loaded in the dropdown. some code will be helpful. thanks

Rp Singh · Answer

Hi Nilesh The dropdown has the pagination after 50 elements. User is going to select/unselect all the details based on the requirement. Thanks

Nilesh Shah · Answer

Will it be user friendly at all if you show 10K + selections in a drop down? How the user is going to find the one of her choice? Can't you add some more filters on top of this dropdown so that the scope of selection is limited/reduced somewhat?