docs/developer_docs/components/ui/autocomplete.mdx

---
title: AutoComplete
sidebar_label: AutoComplete
---

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import { StoryWithControls } from '../../../src/components/StorybookWrapper';

# AutoComplete

AutoComplete component for search functionality.

## Live Example

<StoryWithControls
  component="AutoComplete"
  props={{
  placeholder: "Type to search...",
  options: [
    {
      value: "Dashboard",
      label: "Dashboard"
    },
    {
      value: "Chart",
      label: "Chart"
    },
    {
      value: "Dataset",
      label: "Dataset"
    },
    {
      value: "Database",
      label: "Database"
    },
    {
      value: "Query",
      label: "Query"
    }
  ],
  style: {
    width: 300
  },
  filterOption: true
}}
  controls={[
  {
    name: "placeholder",
    label: "Placeholder",
    type: "text",
    description: "Placeholder text for AutoComplete"
  },
  {
    name: "style",
    label: "Style",
    type: "object",
    description: "Custom styles for AutoComplete"
  },
  {
    name: "value",
    label: "Value",
    type: "text",
    description: "Selected option"
  },
  {
    name: "disabled",
    label: "Disabled",
    type: "boolean",
    description: "Disable the AutoComplete"
  },
  {
    name: "popupMatchSelectWidth",
    label: "Popup Match Select Width",
    type: "number",
    description: "Width of the dropdown"
  },
  {
    name: "allowClear",
    label: "Allow Clear",
    type: "boolean",
    description: "Show clear button"
  },
  {
    name: "autoFocus",
    label: "Auto Focus",
    type: "boolean",
    description: "If get focus when component mounted"
  },
  {
    name: "backfill",
    label: "Backfill",
    type: "boolean",
    description: "If backfill selected item the input when using keyboard"
  },
  {
    name: "popupClassName",
    label: "Popup Class Name",
    type: "text",
    description: "The className of dropdown menu"
  },
  {
    name: "filterOption",
    label: "Filter Option",
    type: "boolean",
    description: "Enable filtering of options based on input"
  },
  {
    name: "notFoundContent",
    label: "Not Found Content",
    type: "text",
    description: "Specify content to show when no result matches."
  },
  {
    name: "open",
    label: "Open",
    type: "boolean",
    description: "Controlled open state of dropdown"
  },
  {
    name: "status",
    label: "Status",
    type: "select",
    options: [
      "error",
      "warning"
    ],
    description: "Set validation status"
  },
  {
    name: "size",
    label: "Size",
    type: "select",
    options: [
      "large",
      "middle",
      "small"
    ],
    description: "The size of the input box"
  },
  {
    name: "variant",
    label: "Variant",
    type: "select",
    options: [
      "outlined",
      "borderless",
      "filled"
    ],
    description: "Variants of input"
  },
  {
    name: "virtual",
    label: "Virtual",
    type: "boolean",
    description: "Disable virtual scroll when set to false"
  }
]}
/>

## Try It

Edit the code below to experiment with the component:

```tsx live
function Demo() {
  return (
    <AutoComplete
      placeholder="Type to search..."
      options={[{"value":"Dashboard","label":"Dashboard"},{"value":"Chart","label":"Chart"},{"value":"Dataset","label":"Dataset"},{"value":"Database","label":"Database"},{"value":"Query","label":"Query"}]}
      style={{"width":300}}
      filterOption
    />
  );
}
```

## Props

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| `placeholder` | `string` | `"Type to search..."` | Placeholder text for AutoComplete |
| `options` | `any` | `[{"value":"Dashboard","label":"Dashboard"},{"value":"Chart","label":"Chart"},{"value":"Dataset","label":"Dataset"},{"value":"Database","label":"Database"},{"value":"Query","label":"Query"}]` | The dropdown options |
| `style` | `any` | `{"width":300}` | Custom styles for AutoComplete |
| `filterOption` | `boolean` | `true` | Enable filtering of options based on input |

## Import

```tsx
import { AutoComplete } from '@superset/components';
```

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