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Asked: 2026-06-05T01:36:04+00:00

I am creating a search tool for students where they can look up courses

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I am creating a search tool for students where they can look up courses based on what they enter in search field.

For eg. Lets say I have the following values stored in “Courses” table:

  1. Math – Calculus I
  2. Math – Calculus II
  3. Math – Probability
  4. Math – Differential Equations
  5. Math – Stochastic
  6. Science – Physics
  7. Science – Biology
  8. Science – Chemistry

So, as soon as any student starts entering something in search field I want to display a list of possible search items they may be looking for (something like Google). So, if they enter “Mat” I want to display a list of all text that contains “Mat” right below the search field – again, similar to how google displays a list underneath the search field.

How can I achieve this?

Thanks in advance

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  1. Editorial Team

    The AJAX control toolkit released by Microsoft includes a control called the AutoCompleteExtender and from personal use, it’s exactly what you’re looking for, it’s fast and it doesn’t require a lot of setup.

    Here’s the basic information page for the toolkit: http://www.asp.net/web-forms/tutorials/ajax-control-toolkit/getting-started/get-started-with-the-ajax-control-toolkit-cs

    And here’s the how-to specifically for the AutoCompleteExtender:
    http://www.ajaxtutorials.com/ajax-tutorials/using-autocomplete-in-the-ajax-toolkit/

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