Upgrading
Autocomplete v1 offers many new features that are explained in Core concepts. Please read this documentation to understand the new capabilities.
Import
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// Before
import autocomplete from 'autocomplete.js';
// After
import { autocomplete } from '@algolia/autocomplete-js';
Container
Autocomplete now takes a container (for example, a <div>), not an <input>. Autocomplete generates a fully accessible search box for you.
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<!-- Autocomplete v0.x -->
<input id="autocomplete" />
<!-- Autocomplete v1.x -->
<div id="autocomplete"></div>
Read more about installation options in the Getting Started guide.
Parameters
These parameters and how you use them have changed from Autocomplete v0:
| v0 | v1 |
|---|---|
autocomplete('#autocomplete', /* ... */) |
autocomplete({ container: '#autocomplete', /* ... */ }) |
autoselect: true |
defaultActiveItemId: 0 |
autoselectOnBlur: true |
No longer needed; this is the default behavior |
tabAutocomplete: true |
No longer supported; v1 implements the ARIA 1.1 form of the combobox design pattern |
hint |
No longer supported |
clearOnSelected |
This is now local to the source: getItemInputValue: () => '' |
dropdownMenuContainer |
panelContainer |
templates (top-level) |
templates (see also render and renderNoResults) |
cssClasses |
classNames where properties have changed |
keyboardShortcuts |
No longer supported as an option; check out the keyboard navigation docs |
minLength: 0 |
openOnFocus: true |
Datasets
Datasets are replaced by the getSources function. Learn more about Sources concept.
Sources
Sources are replaced by getItems.
Templates
Autocomplete v1.x renamed some templates, and uses an agnostic virtual DOM implementation to render them.
Returning HTML
Unlike in v0.x, you can no longer return plain HTML strings to inject into the DOM. Yet, you can still return HTML strings using the provided html tagged function.
The html function is only available starting from v1.6.0.
templates_returning_html
Please refer to the Returning HTML section of the Templates guide for a full overview and to learn how to support Internet Explorer 11.
If you’re already using a virtual DOM in your application, you can provide it to Autocomplete and directly return JSX from templates.
Renamed templates
Some templates from v0.x were renamed in v1.x.
New renderer.render option
Starting from v1.6.0, Autocomplete introduces a new render property in the renderer option to pass a custom render function when using Autocomplete with a custom virtual DOM implementation (React, Vue).
If you were using the render option to specify a custom render function, you can now remove it and pass the function to renderer instead.
new_renderer_render
If you were using the render option to customize the layout, you can also leverage the new renderer.render option and access your custom render function in the provided render parameters.
new_renderer_render_custom_layout
Top-level API
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// Before
const search = autocomplete(/* ... */);
search.autocomplete.open();
search.autocomplete.close();
search.autocomplete.getVal();
search.autocomplete.setVal('Query');
search.autocomplete.destroy();
// After
const search = autocomplete(/* ... */);
search.setIsOpen(true);
search.setIsOpen(false);
search.setQuery('Query');
search.destroy();
Full example
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// Autocomplete v0.x
import autocomplete from 'autocomplete.js';
autocomplete(
'#autocomplete',
{
cssClasses: {
dropdownMenu: 'search-suggestion-wrapper',
},
},
[
{
source: autocomplete.sources.hits(searchClient.initIndex('products'), {
hitsPerPage: 3,
distinct: true,
}),
templates: {
header: '<div class="header">Products</div>',
suggestion: function (item) {
const name = item._highlightResult.name.value;
return `<div>
<img class="thumbnail" src="${item.image}" />
<a href="${item.url}">${autocomplete.escapeHighlightedString(
name,
'<em>',
'</em>'
)}</a>
</div>`;
},
},
},
]
);
// Autocomplete v1.x
import { autocomplete, getAlgoliaResults } from '@algolia/autocomplete-js';
autocomplete({
container: '#autocomplete',
classNames: {
panel: 'search-suggestion-wrapper',
},
getSources({ query }) {
return [
{
sourceId: 'products',
getItems({ query }) {
return getAlgoliaResults({
searchClient,
queries: [
{
indexName: 'products',
query,
params: {
hitsPerPage: 3,
distinct: true,
},
},
],
});
},
templates: {
header({ createElement }) {
return createElement('div', { class: 'header' }, 'Products');
},
item({ item, createElement, components }) {
return createElement(
'div',
null,
createElement(
'img',
{ class: 'thumbnail', src: item.image },
createElement(
'a',
{ href: item.url },
components.Highlight({
hit: item,
attribute: 'name',
tagName: 'em',
})
)
)
);
},
},
},
];
},
});
