Created a Custom SharePoint Lookup field that offers new functionalities to default SharePoint lookup field by allowing Auto Complete or Type Ahead search functionality with Contains CAML query.
Below is a few of the features offered by AutoComplete Lookup field over standard SharePoint Lookup field:
- Auto Complete or Type Ahead lookup search (queries after each typing)
- OTB SharePoint Lookup Dropdown look and feel for the results
- Proper validations
- Searches the lookup keyword with Contains CAML query
- Configurable for No.of results to be displayed
- Configurable for No.of characters to start the auto complete search
Limitations:
- It cannot be multi-valuated
- Only one AutoComplete Lookup field is allowed per list
- The target lookup field is frozen and always the Title field
The project is packaged as a Windows installer using the SharePoint Solution installer; to install, simply run setup.exe. The software is available on CodePlex here.
Please do let me know if you find any issues or bugs or useful enhancement that could be added.
