ReactJS UI Ant Design AutoComplete Component

Ant Design Library has this component pre-built, and it is very easy to integrate as well. AutoComplete Component is used for auto-completing the free text value with the option value. We can use the following approach in ReactJS to use the Ant Design AutoComplete Component.

AutoComplete Methods:

• blur(): This method is used to remove the focus from the element.
• focus(): This method is used to get the focus on the element.

AutoComplete Props:

• allowClear: It is used to show the clear button.
• autoFocus: It is used to get the focus when the component is mounted.
• backfill: If this value is true, then it back fills the selected item the input when using the keyboard.
• children(for customize input element): It is used to customize the input element.
• children(for dataSource): It is used for the data source to auto-complete.
• defaultActiveFirstOption: It is used to denote whether the first option is to be active by default or not.
• defaultOpen: It is used to indicate the initial open state of the dropdown.
• defaultValue: It is used to indicate the initially selected option.
• disabled: It is used to disable the select.
• dropdownClassName: It is used to pass the class name for the styling of the dropdown menu.
• dropdownMatchSelectWidth: It is used to determine whether the select input and the dropdown menu are of the same width or not.
• filterOption: It is used to apply the filter options against it if this is set to true.
• notFoundContent: It is used to show the content when no result matches.
• open: It is used to control the open state of the dropdown.
• options: It is used to pass the select options.
• placeholder: It is used to indicate the placeholder of input.
• value: It is used to denote the selected option value.
• onBlur: It is a callback function that is triggered on leaving the component.
• onChange: It is a callback function that is triggered on the selection of an option or input value change.
• onDropdownVisibleChange: It is a callback function that is triggered when the dropdown is open.
• onFocus: It is a callback function that is triggered when entering the component.
• onSearch: It is a callback function that is triggered when searching items.
• onSelect: It is a callback function that is triggered on the selection of an option.

Creating React Application And Installing Module:

• Step 1: Create a React application using the following command:

  npx create-react-app foldername

• Step 2: After creating your project folder i.e. foldername, move to it using the following command:

  cd foldername

• Step 3: After creating the ReactJS application, Install the required module using the following command:

  npm install antd

Project Structure: It will look like the following.

Example: Now write down the following code in the App.js file. Here, App is our default component where we have written our code.

Step to Run Application: Run the application using the following command from the root directory of the project:

npm start

Output: Now open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/, you will see the following output:

Reference: https://ant.design/components/auto-complete/