Floatinglabel Type Ahead

(part of package 'Bootstrap Components') Extends designtime/SolutionModel: JSWebComponent Extends runtime: RuntimeWebComponent

TypeAhead is an input component that provides auto-complete suggestions as the user types. It leverages a value list to display options and allows selection of a suggested value.

This is a reference page; many components have detailed usage guides here.

Properties

appendToBody

Flag indicating whether the typeahead dropdown is appended to the document body. Type: Boolean Default Value: true

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dataProviderID

Bound data provider identifier for the typeahead's value. Type: Dataprovider

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editable

Flag indicating whether the typeahead is editable. Type: Protected Default Value: true

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enabled

Flag indicating whether the typeahead component is enabled for user interaction. Type: Enabled Default Value: true

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errorMessage

Error message displayed when the input value is invalid or fails validation. Type: Tagstring

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filteringDebounce

Debounce interval (in milliseconds) for filtering input in the typeahead. Type: Number Default Value: 500

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floatLabelText

The text displayed as a floating label when the typeahead input is focused or contains a value. Type: Tagstring

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format

Format string used to display and parse the typeahead value. Type: Format

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selectOnEnter

Flag indicating whether the entire text should be selected when the Enter key is pressed. Type: Boolean

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showAs

Option typeahead options are shown as plain text or sanitized html. Type: String Default Value: "html"

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styleClass

Set the styleclasses that should be applied at to this component Type: Styleclass Default Value: "form-control"

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tabSeq

Tab sequence order for keyboard navigation. Type: Tabseq

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toolTipText

Tooltip text displayed when hovering over the typeahead component. Type: Tagstring

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valuelistConfig

Configuration options for the typeahead's value list. Type: ValuelistConfig

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valuelistID

Identifier for the value list that provides the available options for the typeahead. Type: Valuelist Default Value: "autoVL"

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visible

Whether the button is visible or not Type: Visible

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Events

onActionMethodID(event)

Fired when the typeahead action is triggered (for example, when an option is selected).

Parameters:

• {JSEvent} event The event object containing details about the action event e.g. target element, selected option

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onDataChangeMethodID(oldValue,newValue,event)

Handle changed data, return false if the value should not be accepted. JSEvent.data will contain extra information about dataproviderid, its scope and the scope id (record datasource or form/global variable scope)

Parameters:

• {${dataproviderType}} oldValue The previous value from the data provider

• {${dataproviderType}} newValue The new value to be set in the data provider

• {JSEvent} event The event object associated with the data change

Returns: {Boolean}

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onFocusGainedMethodID(event)

Fired when the typeahead component gains focus.

Parameters:

• {JSEvent} event The event object containing details about the focus gained event e.g. target element, timestamp

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onFocusLostMethodID(event)

Fired when the typeahead component loses focus.

Parameters:

• {JSEvent} event The event object containing details about the focus lost event e.g. target element, timestamp

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API

requestFocus(mustExecuteOnFocusGainedMethod)

Request the focus to this typeahead.

Example:

myElement.requestFocus();

Parameters:

• {Boolean} [mustExecuteOnFocusGainedMethod] If false will not execute the onFocusGained method; the default value is true

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toggleErrorMessage(show)

Toggles the display of the error message for the component.

Parameters:

• {Boolean} show A flag indicating whether to show (true) or hide (false) the error message.

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