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Blazor MultiSelect Dropdown Example - Keyboard Navigation

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This example demonstrates the keyboard interaction capabilities of MultiSelect component for efficient navigation and selection without using the mouse.

Keyboard shortcuts supported:

Focus Navigation

  • Alt + J – Focuses on the first component

Input Navigation

  • Alt + Down arrow – Opens the popup list.
  • Alt + Up arrow – Closes the popup list.
  • Tab – Focuses on the next Tab Index element when popup is closed; closes popup when open.
  • Shift + Tab – Focuses on the previous Tab Index element when popup is closed; closes popup when open.

Selection

  • Enter – Selects the focused item and closes the popup list.

Popup Navigation

  • Down arrow – Sets focus on the first item when no item is selected; otherwise moves to the next item.
  • Up arrow – Moves focus to the previous item.
  • Page Down – Scrolls to the next page and sets focus on the first item when popup opens.
  • Page Up – Scrolls to the previous page and sets focus on the first item when popup opens.
  • Home – Sets focus on the first item.
  • End – Sets focus on the last item.
  • Esc – Closes the popup list and retains the current selection.