Filtered Drop Down Lists

Filtered drop down lists are drop down lists where the list of items is filtered based on the text that the user inputs. These are useful for long lists of values.

Drop down list in an interview showing filtering

Note that matches that take place at the start of the string will take priority over ones that occur somewhere else in the string and will be shown higher up in the list. The text search is case insensitive.

You can configure the text used as the tooltip for the down arrow using the searching-combo-trigger-tooltip setting. For more information, see Built-in screen text settings.

You can also change the width of drop down lists. For more information, see Change the Width of Controls.

In Latest Version Interviews, a filtered drop down list control shows a maximum of 500 items. An ellipsis is displayed at the bottom of lists containing more than 500 items to indicate that further items will appear if you scroll through the list.

In August 2016 interviews, you can also Change the Number of Search Results Displayed In Filtered Drop Down Lists.