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This is a lightweight jQuery plugin which applies a fast and dynamic autocomplete functionality to an input field styling with the Bootstrap framework.

Bootstrap bootstrap-4 Autocomplete

Documentation

autocomplete

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Dependencies

npm install bower install

Build

gulp default

Unit Tests

karma start --single-run

Usage

In code:

const options = { dataSource: 'https://localhost:3000/my-awesome-datasource' }; $('input.my-autocomplete').autocomplete(options);

or in markup:

<input data-provide="softec-autocomplete" data-source="https://localhost:3000/my-awesome-datasource">

Options

Name Description
appendToBody If true, the dropdown-menu will be appended to the HTML body element, instead of inside the autocomplete container. Default: false
dataSource Can be either an Array or an URL. In case of an URL, Ajax is used to gather the data.
nameProperty The property that will be used as display text. Default: name
valueProperty The property that will be used as the value. Default: value
valueField Can be either a selector or an element. Specified elements will get their value set to the value of the selected element (specified by the valueProperty option).
filter function(input, data) { ... } Function which will be used to filter the items. input contains the input value. data contains the object retrieved by the dataSource.
filterOn Event which will trigger the filter function. Will be attached to the text input field. Default: input
validation function(input, data) { ... } Function which can be used for custom validations. Has to return true if value is valid, otherwise the input field will be marked as invalid. Can also be set with the attribute validation-function="MyJavaScriptFunction(input, data)" and this function has to be defined by yourself
validateOn Event which will trigger the validation function. Will be attached to the text input field. Default: blur
onSelected Function that will be called when a value is selected.
openOnInput Function which will be called when the input is clicked. Can also be set with the html attribute open-on-input="true/false"
selectFirstMatch Autocomplete will automatically select the first options - even if there are more options available. Can also be set with: select-first="true".
invalidClass Class that will be set on the input, if the validation function does not return true. Default: invalid
preAppendDataItem function(li, item) Function which allows you to manipulate the DOM element. li is the DOM element to be inserted as dropdownitem and item is the element from the datasource. Can also be set with the html attribute pre-append="preAppendDataItem(li, item)"
distinct If true the dropdown will only show unique values. Default: false

Some options can be set in markup:

  • data-source
  • data-invalid-class
  • data-value-field
  • validation

Events

Name Description
initial-value-selected Will be triggered as soon as the initial value is selected. Initial value is optionally provided by the referenced valueField. The value will only be selected if the dataSource contains a corresponding element.

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