# GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcComboBoxCellType.AutoCompleteSource

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Win_Spread_InputMan_CellType_GcComboBoxCellType_AutoCompleteSource_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcComboBoxCellType.AutoCompleteSource*">AutoCompleteSource Property
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Win_Spread_InputMan_CellType_GcComboBoxCellType_AutoCompleteSource" data-uid="GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcComboBoxCellType.AutoCompleteSource">AutoCompleteSource</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the source for strings used for automatic completion.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public AutoCompleteSource AutoCompleteSource { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property AutoCompleteSource As AutoCompleteSource</code></pre>
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<h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.autocompletesource">AutoCompleteSource</a></td>
      <td><p>One of the values of <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.autocompletesource">AutoCompleteSource</a>. The options
are <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.autocompletesource#system-windows-forms-autocompletesource-allsystemsources">AllSystemSources</a>,
<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.autocompletesource#system-windows-forms-autocompletesource-allurl">AllUrl</a>,
<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.autocompletesource#system-windows-forms-autocompletesource-filesystem">FileSystem</a>,
<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.autocompletesource#system-windows-forms-autocompletesource-historylist">HistoryList</a>,
<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.autocompletesource#system-windows-forms-autocompletesource-recentlyusedlist">RecentlyUsedList</a>,
<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.autocompletesource#system-windows-forms-autocompletesource-customsource">CustomSource</a>,
and <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.autocompletesource#system-windows-forms-autocompletesource-none">None</a>.
<br> The default is <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.autocompletesource#system-windows-forms-autocompletesource-none">None</a>.</p>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Win_Spread_InputMan_CellType_GcComboBoxCellType_AutoCompleteSource_remarks">Remarks</h5>
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      Use the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcComboBoxCellType.AutoCompleteCustomSource.html#GrapeCity_Win_Spread_InputMan_CellType_GcComboBoxCellType_AutoCompleteCustomSource">AutoCompleteCustomSource</a>,<a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcComboBoxCellType.AutoCompleteMode.html#GrapeCity_Win_Spread_InputMan_CellType_GcComboBoxCellType_AutoCompleteMode">AutoCompleteMode</a>,
      and <b>AutoCompleteSource</b> properties to create a <span class="xref">GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcComboBox</span> 
      that automatically completes input strings by comparing the prefix being entered to the 
      prefixes of all strings in a maintained source. This is useful for <b>GcTextBox</b> controls 
      in which URLs, addresses, file names, or commands are frequently entered.
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      The <b>AutoCompleteCustomSource</b> property is optional, but you must set the 
      <b>AutoCompleteSource</b> property to <b>CustomSource</b> in order to use 
      <b>AutoCompleteCustomSource</b>.
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      You must use the <b>AutoCompleteMode</b> and <b>AutoCompleteSource</b> properties together.
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