AutoComplete

Directive

kendo-autocomplete

Props

animation Boolean | Object

Configures the opening and closing animations of the suggestion popup (animation in Kendo UI for jQuery). Setting the animation option to false, disables the opening and closing animations. As a result, the suggestion popup will open and close instantly. The supported composite props are available in AnimationProps.

auto-width Boolean

If auto-width is set to true, the AutoComplete automatically adjusts the width of the popup element and does not wrap up the item label (autoWidth in Kendo UI for jQuery).

data-source Object | Array

The data source of the AutoComplete which is used to display suggestions for the current value (dataSource in Kendo UI for jQuery).

The supported values are:

• A JavaScript object which represents any valid data source configuration.
• A JavaScript array.
• An existing kendo.data.DataSource instance.

If the dataSource option is set to a JavaScript object or an array, the AutoComplete initializes a new kendo.data.DataSource instance by using that value as the data source configuration. If the dataSource option is an existing kendo.data.DataSource instance, the AutoComplete uses that instance and will not initialize a new one.

clear-button Boolean

If clear-button is set to true, the AutoComplete renders a button on hover over the widget (clearButton in Kendo UI for jQuery). Clicking that button resets the value of the AutoComplete and triggers the change event.

data-text-field String

The field of the data item which is used when the user searches for suggestions (dataTextField in Kendo UI for jQuery). Represents the text that will be displayed in the list of the matched results.

delay Number

The delay (in milliseconds) between a keystroke and the display of the suggestion popup (delay in Kendo UI for jQuery).

enable Boolean

If enable is set to false, the AutoComplete will be disabled and will prevent user input (enable in Kendo UI for jQuery). By default, the AutoComplete is enabled and allows user input.

enforce-min-length Boolean

If enforce-min-length is set to true, the AutoComplete will hide part of its items when the text of the search input is cleared (enforceMinLength in Kendo UI for jQuery). By default, the AutoComplete shows all items when the text of the search input is cleared. Works together with minLength.

filter String

Determines the suggestions for the current value (filter in Kendo UI for jQuery). Defaults to startswith—all data items which begin with the current AutoComplete value are displayed in the suggestion popup.

The supported filter values are:

• startswith
• endswith
• contains

fixed-group-template String | Function

The template for rendering the fixed header group (fixedGroupTemplate in Kendo UI for jQuery). By default, the AutoComplete displays only the value of the current group.

footer-template String | Function

The template for rendering the footer template (footerTemplate in Kendo UI for jQuery). Receives the AutoComplete itself as part of the data argument. The fields of the AutoComplete have to be used directly in the template.

group-template String | Function

The template for rendering the groups (groupTemplate in Kendo UI for jQuery). By default, the AutoComplete displays only the value of the group.

height Number

The height (in pixels) of the suggestion popup (height in Kendo UI for jQuery). Defaults to 200px.

highlight-first Boolean

If highlight-first is set to true, the first suggestion will be automatically highlighted (highlightFirst in Kendo UI for jQuery).

ignore-case Boolean

If ignore-case is set to false, the performed search for finding suggestions will be case-sensitive (ignoreCase in Kendo UI for jQuery). By default, the AutoComplete performs case-insensitive search.

min-length Number

The minimum number of characters which the user must type before a search is performed (minLength in Kendo UI for jQuery). If you set min-length to a value higher than one, the search might match too many items.

no-data-template String | Function

The template for rendering the no-data template which is displayed if no results are found or if the underlying data source is empty (noDataTemplate in Kendo UI for jQuery). The no-data template receives the widget itself as part of the data argument. The template will be evaluated each time databound is triggered.

placeholder String

The hint which is displayed when the widget is empty (placeholder in Kendo UI for jQuery). By default, placeholder is not set.

popup Object

The options for initializing the popup (popup in Kendo UI for jQuery). For more details on the available options, refer to the documentation of the Popup.

separator String | Array

The character for separating multiple values (separator in Kendo UI for jQuery). By default, separator is empty.

suggest Boolean

If suggest is set to true, the AutoComplete uses the first suggestion as its value (suggest in Kendo UI for jQuery).

header-template String | Function

Specifies static HTML content which will be rendered as a header of the popup element (headerTemplate in Kendo UI for jQuery).

template String | Function

The template for rendering the suggestions (template in Kendo UI for jQuery). By default, the AutoComplete displays only the text of the suggestion which is configured over dataTextField.

value String

The value of the widget (value in Kendo UI for jQuery).

value-primitive Boolean

Specifies the value-binding behavior for the widget when the initial model value is null (valuePrimitive in Kendo UI for jQuery).

• If value-primitive is set to true, the View-Model field is updated with the selected item text field.
• If value-primitive is set to false, the View-Model field is updated with the selected item.

virtual Boolean | Object

Enables the virtualization feature of the widget (virtual in Kendo UI for jQuery). You can set virtual to an object which contains the itemHeight and valueMapper properties. For more information, refer to the article on virtualization. The supported composite props are available in VirtualProps.

Events

change: Function

Fires when the user changes the value of the widget (change in Kendo UI for jQuery). The event handler function context (available through the this keyword) will be set to the AutoComplete instance.

close: Function

Fires when the user closes the suggestion popup of the widget (close in Kendo UI for jQuery). The event handler function context (available through the this keyword) will be set to the AutoComplete instance.

databound: Function

Fires when the widget is bound to data from its data source (dataBound in Kendo UI for jQuery). The event handler function context (available through the this keyword) will be set to the AutoComplete instance.

filtering: Function

Fires when the widget is about to filter the data source (filtering in Kendo UI for jQuery). The event handler function context (available through the this keyword) will be set to the AutoComplete instance.

open: Function

Fires when the user opens the suggestion popup of the widget (open in Kendo UI for jQuery). The event handler function context (available through the this keyword) will be set to the AutoComplete instance.

select: Function

Fires when the user selects an item from the suggestion popup (select in Kendo UI for jQuery).

Methods

For more details about the methods available in the component's API please check its Kendo UI for jQuery API documentation.

kendoWidget

returns

Returns the Kendo UI AutoComplete instance.