autocomplete text box type=search for accessibility

[ashutosh]

Hi Team,

Autocomplete textbox should have type=search to comply with the accessibility guideline [1.3.5 identify input purpose], but i do not see any way to do so.

any help is appreciated.

[Ianko]

Hi Ashutosh,

The AutoComplete's input defaults to type=text as this is the proper type for the purpose of an AutoComplete input. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/search#differences_between_search_and_text_types 

Typically, role="combobox" complies with accessibility compliance no matter what the type of input is. And currently, type=text is a valid option. Even if you change the type to search, the role attribute takes precedence to comply with accessibility guidelines. 

Regards,
Ianko
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