Mimicking SAP search functionality for Web Dynpro inputfield

Question

Hello Experts,
I am using NWDS 7.0.18. EP 7.00 SPS 18
I want to mimic the standard SAP functionality of an input field search values in web dynpro.
Is it possible to have an inputfield with the little square search values button next to it, so that after I type in a few characters in the input field and click the button, a window will open up and list the values that contains that string? Then the user can double click the value and it will get populated into the inputfield?
Any suggestions?
Regards,
MM

Answer 1

Hi Marshall,
You can easily use the IModifiableSimpleValueSet for getting the value help attached to input field. Follow these steps:
1) Create a attribute under somenode in the view context. 
2) Bind the atribute with the input field.
3) Use the following code:
IWDAttributeInfo list =wdContext.node<Node_Name>().getNodeInfo().getAttribute("ATTRIBUTE_NAME");
ISimpleTypeModifiable type = list.getModifiableSimpleType();
IModifiableSimpleValueSet valueSet = type.getSVServices().getModifiableSimpleValueSet();
valueSet.put("value1", "value1");
valueSet.put("value2", "value2");
valueSet.put("value3", "value3");
valueSet.put("value4", "value4");
Also please note that webdynpro does not support the feature what we have in ABAP when we type in some value and hit enter a pop up comes with the list of values. Such feature is not supported. The maximum what you can do is just hit the F4 button to get the value help and select some values from the value help popup which has come.
I hope this solves your issue. Please revert back in case you need any further information on this. 
Thanks and Regards,
Pravesh