asp.net dropdownlist caching for Huge data

Question

I have to bind nearly 50k records to my asp.net dropdownlist and it has to be searchable. What is the best way to do implement it . Are there any caching techniques so that the list loads as we scroll?Appreciate the suggestions.

Please advise.

Answer 1

I'd recommend taking advantage of jQuery's autocomplete plugin:

https://jqueryui.com/autocomplete/

It's configurable and has autocomplete search out of the box. It can also consume your remote data source (though you might consider a paginated API response):

http://api.jqueryui.com/autocomplete/#option-source