WebCombo features:

• On the Fly Data Request: postback is not needed when retrieving data from server improving server performance by avoiding page roundtrips between client and server
• Common DataBinding Process: create multiple instances of WebCombo in a webform page by assigning the DataSource and calling DataBind()
• Support for All ADO.NET Objects: support for databound or unbound mode. Use the DataSource property to assign most ADO.NET objects including stored procedures and custom business classes
• Automatic Query Handler: query data without creating a separate stored procedure or code to match the component infrastructure for the query purpose. The automatic query handler performs all required lookups and filtering processes
• Visual Studio.NET Design Support: support for the design time extension for Visual Studio.NET to resize the control within the IDE and view the appearance of control in design time
• Automatic Data Caching Handler: a built-in data caching mechanism to reduce server workloads and improve server performance. The handler has been tested to produce a faster server response and includes the ability to keep or remove unused cache for each WebCombo instance
• Automatic Error Handling: create an error response to communicate with clients upon error detection
• Dropdownlist Window: covers all windowed objects including the standard Windows dropdownlist control and is not limited to the browser's window size
• Multiplecolumns Combo Mode: display data in the dropdownlist selection
• Common GUI Behaviour: implements all standard Windows UI behaviors for navigation, selection and control focus. Use the keyboard to navigate dropdown items, press Alt+Down Arrow to display the dropdown list and tab or enter to select. Use the mousewheel to scroll along the dropdown items
• Supports .NET Framework's Control Validation Architecture: compatible with all Validators controls such as the RequiredFieldValidator. Create a validation by dropping a validator control from the toolbox into a webform and set its ControlToValidate property to the WebCombo object that is to be validated
• Fully Customizable: including a common LayoutSettings object providing centralised and fast access to the component's behavior and look and feel. Customize all textual elements in the TextSettings object
• Common Architecture: implements a common control architecture for improved understanding and for developers when integrating Intersoftpt Solutions Corporation’s components. The architecture contains a ClientEvents object the provides the ability to customize the events on the client side and shares a single common subfolder containing all required client scripts and images for updating and a managed environment
• Gecko-engine browser support: OnTheFly® postback feature run perfectly in Internet Explorer® as well as in Firefox or Mozilla.
• Visual Studio® 2005 and 2008 support