Autocomplete

Get some recommended tips based on the current input.

Basic Usage

Autocomplete component provides input suggestions.

The fetch-suggestions attribute is a method that return suggested inputs. In this example, querySearch(queryString, cb) return suggestions to Autocomplete via cb(data) when suggestions are ready.

list suggestions when activated

list suggestions on input

vue

<template>
  <div class="demo-autocomplete">
    <div class="demo-block">
      <div class="demo-title">list suggestions when activated</div>
      <el-autocomplete
        v-model="state1"
        :fetch-suggestions="querySearch"
        clearable
        class="w-50"
        placeholder="Please Input"
        @select="handleSelect"
      />
    </div>
    <div class="demo-block">
      <div class="demo-title">list suggestions on input</div>
      <el-autocomplete
        v-model="state2"
        :fetch-suggestions="querySearch"
        :trigger-on-focus="false"
        clearable
        class="w-50"
        placeholder="Please Input"
        @select="handleSelect"
      />
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script lang="ts" setup>
import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue'

interface RestaurantItem {
  value: string
  link: string
}

const state1 = ref('')
const state2 = ref('')

const restaurants = ref<RestaurantItem[]>([])
const querySearch = (queryString: string, cb: any) => {
  const results = queryString
    ? restaurants.value.filter(createFilter(queryString))
    : restaurants.value
  // call callback function to return suggestions
  cb(results)
}
const createFilter = (queryString: string) => {
  return (restaurant: RestaurantItem) => {
    return (
      restaurant.value.toLowerCase().indexOf(queryString.toLowerCase()) === 0
    )
  }
}
const loadAll = () => {
  return [
    { value: 'vue', link: 'https://github.com/vuejs/vue' },
    { value: 'element', link: 'https://github.com/ElemeFE/element' },
    { value: 'cooking', link: 'https://github.com/ElemeFE/cooking' },
    { value: 'mint-ui', link: 'https://github.com/ElemeFE/mint-ui' },
    { value: 'vuex', link: 'https://github.com/vuejs/vuex' },
    { value: 'vue-router', link: 'https://github.com/vuejs/vue-router' },
    { value: 'babel', link: 'https://github.com/babel/babel' },
  ]
}

const handleSelect = (item: Record<string, any>) => {
  console.log(item)
}

onMounted(() => {
  restaurants.value = loadAll()
})
</script>

<style scoped>
.demo-autocomplete {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.demo-block {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.demo-title {
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: var(--el-text-color-secondary);
  min-height: 2.5em;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
  .demo-autocomplete {
    gap: 1rem;
  }

  .demo-block {
    width: 100%;
  }
}
</style>

Custom template

Customize how suggestions are displayed.

Use scoped slot to customize suggestion items. In the scope, you can access the suggestion object via the item key.

vue

<template>
  <el-autocomplete
    v-model="state"
    :fetch-suggestions="querySearch"
    popper-class="my-autocomplete"
    placeholder="Please input"
    @select="handleSelect"
  >
    <template #suffix>
      <el-icon class="el-input__icon" @click="handleIconClick">
        <edit />
      </el-icon>
    </template>
    <template #default="{ item }">
      <div class="value">{{ item.value }}</div>
      <span class="link">{{ item.link }}</span>
    </template>
  </el-autocomplete>
</template>

<script lang="ts" setup>
import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue'
import { Edit } from '@element-plus/icons-vue'

interface LinkItem {
  value: string
  link: string
}

const state = ref('')
const links = ref<LinkItem[]>([])

const querySearch = (queryString: string, cb) => {
  const results = queryString
    ? links.value.filter(createFilter(queryString))
    : links.value
  // call callback function to return suggestion objects
  cb(results)
}
const createFilter = (queryString: string) => {
  return (restaurant: LinkItem) => {
    return (
      restaurant.value.toLowerCase().indexOf(queryString.toLowerCase()) === 0
    )
  }
}
const loadAll = () => {
  return [
    { value: 'vue', link: 'https://github.com/vuejs/vue' },
    { value: 'element', link: 'https://github.com/ElemeFE/element' },
    { value: 'cooking', link: 'https://github.com/ElemeFE/cooking' },
    { value: 'mint-ui', link: 'https://github.com/ElemeFE/mint-ui' },
    { value: 'vuex', link: 'https://github.com/vuejs/vuex' },
    { value: 'vue-router', link: 'https://github.com/vuejs/vue-router' },
    { value: 'babel', link: 'https://github.com/babel/babel' },
  ]
}
const handleSelect = (item: Record<string, any>) => {
  console.log(item)
}

const handleIconClick = (ev: Event) => {
  console.log(ev)
}

onMounted(() => {
  links.value = loadAll()
})
</script>

<style>
.my-autocomplete li {
  line-height: normal;
  padding: 7px;
}
.my-autocomplete li .name {
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.my-autocomplete li .addr {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #b4b4b4;
}
.my-autocomplete li .highlighted .addr {
  color: #ddd;
}
</style>

Remote search

Search data from server-side.

Custom Loading 2.5.0

Override loading content.

loading icon1

loading icon2

vue

<template>
  <div class="demo-autocomplete">
    <div class="demo-block">
      <div class="demo-title">loading icon1</div>
      <el-autocomplete
        v-model="state"
        :fetch-suggestions="querySearchAsync"
        class="w-50"
        placeholder="Please input"
        @select="handleSelect"
      >
        <template #loading>
          <svg class="circular" viewBox="0 0 50 50">
            <circle class="path" cx="25" cy="25" r="20" fill="none" />
          </svg>
        </template>
      </el-autocomplete>
    </div>
    <div class="demo-block">
      <div class="demo-title">loading icon2</div>
      <el-autocomplete
        v-model="state"
        :fetch-suggestions="querySearchAsync"
        class="w-50"
        placeholder="Please input"
        @select="handleSelect"
      >
        <template #loading>
          <el-icon class="is-loading">
            <svg class="circular" viewBox="0 0 20 20">
              <g
                class="path2 loading-path"
                stroke-width="0"
                style="animation: none; stroke: none"
              >
                <circle r="3.375" class="dot1" rx="0" ry="0" />
                <circle r="3.375" class="dot2" rx="0" ry="0" />
                <circle r="3.375" class="dot4" rx="0" ry="0" />
                <circle r="3.375" class="dot3" rx="0" ry="0" />
              </g>
            </svg>
          </el-icon>
        </template>
      </el-autocomplete>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script lang="ts" setup>
import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue'

const state = ref('')

interface LinkItem {
  value: string
  link: string
}

const links = ref<LinkItem[]>([])

const loadAll = () => {
  return [
    { value: 'vue', link: 'https://github.com/vuejs/vue' },
    { value: 'element', link: 'https://github.com/ElemeFE/element' },
    { value: 'cooking', link: 'https://github.com/ElemeFE/cooking' },
    { value: 'mint-ui', link: 'https://github.com/ElemeFE/mint-ui' },
    { value: 'vuex', link: 'https://github.com/vuejs/vuex' },
    { value: 'vue-router', link: 'https://github.com/vuejs/vue-router' },
    { value: 'babel', link: 'https://github.com/babel/babel' },
  ]
}

let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
const querySearchAsync = (queryString: string, cb: (arg: any) => void) => {
  const results = queryString
    ? links.value.filter(createFilter(queryString))
    : links.value

  clearTimeout(timeout)
  timeout = setTimeout(() => {
    cb(results)
  }, 5000 * Math.random())
}
const createFilter = (queryString: string) => {
  return (restaurant: LinkItem) => {
    return (
      restaurant.value.toLowerCase().indexOf(queryString.toLowerCase()) === 0
    )
  }
}

const handleSelect = (item: Record<string, any>) => {
  console.log(item)
}

onMounted(() => {
  links.value = loadAll()
})
</script>

<style scoped>
.demo-autocomplete {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.demo-block {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.demo-title {
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: var(--el-text-color-secondary);
  min-height: 2.5em;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
  .demo-autocomplete {
    gap: 1rem;
  }
  .demo-block {
    width: 100%;
  }
}
</style>

<style>
.circular {
  display: inline;
  height: 30px;
  width: 30px;
  animation: loading-rotate 2s linear infinite;
}
.path {
  animation: loading-dash 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
  stroke-dasharray: 90, 150;
  stroke-dashoffset: 0;
  stroke-width: 2;
  stroke: var(--el-color-primary);
  stroke-linecap: round;
}
.loading-path .dot1 {
  transform: translate(3.75px, 3.75px);
  fill: var(--el-color-primary);
  animation: custom-spin-move 1s infinite linear alternate;
  opacity: 0.3;
}
.loading-path .dot2 {
  transform: translate(calc(100% - 3.75px), 3.75px);
  fill: var(--el-color-primary);
  animation: custom-spin-move 1s infinite linear alternate;
  opacity: 0.3;
  animation-delay: 0.4s;
}
.loading-path .dot3 {
  transform: translate(3.75px, calc(100% - 3.75px));
  fill: var(--el-color-primary);
  animation: custom-spin-move 1s infinite linear alternate;
  opacity: 0.3;
  animation-delay: 1.2s;
}
.loading-path .dot4 {
  transform: translate(calc(100% - 3.75px), calc(100% - 3.75px));
  fill: var(--el-color-primary);
  animation: custom-spin-move 1s infinite linear alternate;
  opacity: 0.3;
  animation-delay: 0.8s;
}
@keyframes loading-rotate {
  to {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}
@keyframes loading-dash {
  0% {
    stroke-dasharray: 1, 200;
    stroke-dashoffset: 0;
  }
  50% {
    stroke-dasharray: 90, 150;
    stroke-dashoffset: -40px;
  }
  100% {
    stroke-dasharray: 90, 150;
    stroke-dashoffset: -120px;
  }
}
@keyframes custom-spin-move {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}
</style>

Custom Header & Footer 2.10.6

You can customize both the header and footer of the dropdown using slots

Use slot to customize the content.

Custom header content

Custom footer content

vue

<template>
  <div class="autocomplete-custom-header-footer">
    <div>
      <p>Custom header content</p>
      <el-autocomplete
        v-model="headerSlotState"
        :fetch-suggestions="querySearchAsync"
        placeholder="Please input"
        @select="handleSelect"
      >
        <template #header>header content</template>
      </el-autocomplete>
    </div>
    <div>
      <p>Custom footer content</p>
      <el-autocomplete
        ref="footerAutocompleteRef"
        v-model="footerSlotstate"
        :fetch-suggestions="querySearchAsync"
        placeholder="Please input"
        @select="handleSelect"
      >
        <template #footer>
          <el-button link size="small" @click="handleClear"> Clear </el-button>
        </template>
      </el-autocomplete>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script lang="ts" setup>
import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue'

const headerSlotState = ref('')
const footerSlotstate = ref('')

interface LinkItem {
  value: string
  link: string
}

const links = ref<LinkItem[]>([])

const loadAll = () => {
  return [
    { value: 'vue', link: 'https://github.com/vuejs/vue' },
    { value: 'element', link: 'https://github.com/ElemeFE/element' },
    { value: 'cooking', link: 'https://github.com/ElemeFE/cooking' },
    { value: 'mint-ui', link: 'https://github.com/ElemeFE/mint-ui' },
    { value: 'vuex', link: 'https://github.com/vuejs/vuex' },
    { value: 'vue-router', link: 'https://github.com/vuejs/vue-router' },
    { value: 'babel', link: 'https://github.com/babel/babel' },
  ]
}

let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
const querySearchAsync = (queryString: string, cb: (arg: any) => void) => {
  const results = queryString
    ? links.value.filter(createFilter(queryString))
    : links.value

  clearTimeout(timeout)
  timeout = setTimeout(() => {
    cb(results)
  }, 3000 * Math.random())
}
const createFilter = (queryString: string) => {
  return (restaurant: LinkItem) => {
    return (
      restaurant.value.toLowerCase().indexOf(queryString.toLowerCase()) === 0
    )
  }
}

const handleSelect = (item: Record<string, any>) => {
  console.log(item)
}

onMounted(() => {
  links.value = loadAll()
})

const footerAutocompleteRef = ref()
const handleClear = () => {
  footerSlotstate.value = ''
  footerAutocompleteRef.value.getData()
}
</script>

<style scoped>
.autocomplete-custom-header-footer {
  display: flex;
}

.autocomplete-custom-header-footer > div {
  flex: 1;
  text-align: center;
}
.autocomplete-custom-header-footer > div > :deep(.el-autocomplete) {
  width: 50%;
}

.autocomplete-custom-header-footer > div:not(:last-child) {
  border-right: 1px solid var(--el-border-color);
}
</style>

API

Attributes

Name	Description	Type	Default
model-value / v-model	binding value	`string`	—
placeholder	the placeholder of Autocomplete	`string`	—
clearable	whether to show clear button	`boolean`	false
disabled	whether Autocomplete is disabled	`boolean`	false
value-key	key name of the input suggestion object for display	`string`	value
debounce	debounce delay when typing, in milliseconds	`number`	300
placement	placement of the popup menu	`enum`	bottom-start
fetch-suggestions	a method to fetch input suggestions. When suggestions are ready, invoke `callback(data:[])` to return them to Autocomplete	`array` / `Function`	—
trigger-on-focus	whether show suggestions when input focus	`boolean`	true
select-when-unmatched	whether to emit a `select` event on enter when there is no autocomplete match	`boolean`	false
name	same as `name` in native input	`string`	—
aria-label a11y 2.7.2	native `aria-label` attribute	`string`	—
hide-loading	whether to hide the loading icon in remote search	`boolean`	false
popper-class	custom class name for autocomplete's dropdown	`string` / `object`	''
popper-style 2.11.4	custom style for autocomplete's dropdown	`string` / `object`	—
popper-options 2.14.0	popper.js parameters	`object`refer to popper.js doc	{}
show-arrow 2.14.0	whether the dropdown has an arrow	`boolean`	true
teleported	whether select dropdown is teleported to the body	`boolean`	true
append-to 2.9.9	which select dropdown appends to	`CSSSelector` / `HTMLElement`	—
highlight-first-item	whether to highlight first item in remote search suggestions by default	`boolean`	false
fit-input-width	whether the width of the dropdown is the same as the input	`boolean`	false
popper-append-to-body deprecated	whether to append the dropdown to body. If the positioning of the dropdown is wrong, you can try to set this prop to false	`boolean`	false
loop-navigation 2.11.4	whether keyboard navigation loops from end to start	`boolean`	true
input props	—	—	—

Events

Name	Description	Type
blur	triggers when Input blurs	`Function`
focus	triggers when Input focuses	`Function`
input	triggers when the Input value change	`Function`
clear	triggers when the Input is cleared by clicking the clear button	`Function`
select	triggers when a suggestion is clicked	`Function`
change	triggers when the icon inside Input value change	`Function`

Slots

Name	Description	Type
default	custom content for input suggestions	`object`
header 2.10.6	content at the top of the dropdown	-
footer 2.10.6	content at the bottom of the dropdown	-
prefix	content as Input prefix	-
suffix	content as Input suffix	-
prepend	content to prepend before Input	-
append	content to append after Input	-
loading 2.5.0	override loading content	-

Exposes

Name	Description	Type
activated	if autocomplete activated	`object`
blur	blur the input element	`Function`
close	collapse suggestion list	`Function`
focus	focus the input element	`Function`
handleSelect	triggers when a suggestion is clicked	`Function`
handleKeyEnter	handle keyboard enter event	`Function`
highlightedIndex	the index of the currently highlighted item	`object`
highlight	highlight an item in a suggestion	`Function`
inputRef	el-input component instance	`object`
loading	remote search loading indicator	`object`
popperRef	el-tooltip component instance	`object`
suggestions	fetch suggestions result	`object`
getData 2.8.4	loading suggestion list	`Function`