How do I make a multi column drop select list in asp.net

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I have a dropdownlist in my asp.net webpage, with 70 items. Now, selecting through this big list becomes uneasy for the user. I want to know is there any other way, be it server control or any javascript plugin that I can use in client side, even jquery, that I can use to display these items in a convenient manner, like displaying these options in multiple columns, in a div.

Please suggest some thing so that I can replace this dropdownlist of 70 items.

Posted 3-May-15 2:18am

pparya27

Updated 3-May-15 2:19am

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Peter Leow · Answer 1 · 2015-05-03T04:23:00

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An extra long list of drop down is definitely a nightmare, multi-column or even multi-dropdown is not going to make it any better. If the list items can be grouped onto a few categories, then first have radio buttons for choosing the category, then filter and populate the dropdown based on the selected category. Another way, consider an auto-complete drop down. There are many examples if you ask Google. Here is one such discussion: http://baymard.com/blog/drop-down-usability[^]

Posted 3-May-15 4:23am

Peter Leow

Updated 3-May-15 4:33am

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pparya27 3-May-15 11:18am

Thanks for the pointer.

Ganesh Meghale Patil 4-May-15 14:21pm

If there are so many items in the dropdownlist, then definitely its a performance issue for your application. still if you want to use that then you can use paging option for that dropdown list.