A Vue autocomplete component
npm install vuejs-auto-complete



> A Vue autocomplete component
npm install vuejs-auto-complete --save
Installation, add autocomplete component into your app
``javascript
import Vue from 'vue'
import Autocomplete from 'vuejs-auto-complete'
new Vue({
//...
components: {
Autocomplete,
},
//...
})
`
Api data source
` html`
results-property="items"
results-display="full_name">
Object data source
` html`
Full featured example
` html`
placeholder="Search Distribution Groups"
:source="distributionGroupsEndpoint"
input-class="form-control"
results-property="data"
:results-display="formattedDisplay"
:request-headers="authHeaders"
@selected="addDistributionGroup">` javascript`
// parent component
computed: {
authHeaders () {
return {
'Authorization': 'Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1Ni....'
}
},
},
methods: {
distributionGroupsEndpoint (input) {
return process.env.API + '/distribution/search?query=' + input
},
addDistributionGroup (group) {
this.group = group
// access the autocomplete component methods from the parent
this.$refs.autocomplete.clear()
},
authHeaders () {
return {
'Authorization': 'Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1Ni....'
}
},
formattedDisplay (result) {
return result.name + ' [' + result.groupId + ']'
}
}Available props
| Prop | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|----------|-----------|-------------|
| source | String\|Function\|Object\|Array | | true | data source for the results|
| method | String | | 'get' | http method for api requests|
| placeholder | String | | 'Search' | input placeholder|
| initialValue | String\|Number | | | starting value|
| initialDisplay | String | | | starting display value|
| inputClass | String\|Object | | | css class for the input div|
| disableInput | Boolean | | | to disable the input|
| name | String | | | name attribute for the value input|value
| resultsFormatter | Function|display` or custom function|
| resultsDisplay | String\|Function | | 'name' | property to use for the
| requestHeaders | Object | | | extra headers appended to the request|
| showNoResults | Boolean | | true | To show a message that no results were found|
| clearButtonIcon | String | | | Optionally provide an icon css class|
| maxlength | Number | | | Optional max input length|
| Event | Output | Description |
|----------|----------------|-------------|
| results | Object | Results returned from a search |
| noResults| Object | When no results are returned |
| selected | Object | When an item is selected |
| input | String\|Number | The value when an item is selected |
| clear | | When selected results are cleared |
| close | | When the options list is closed |
| enter | String | Emits the input value when enter is pressed |
| nothingSelected | String | Emits the input value when enter is pressed and nothing was selected |
| Slot | Description |
|-------------|-------------|
| firstResult | list item placed before all results |
| lastResult | list item placed at the end of the results |
| noResults | list item shown when no results are present |