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widget.autocomplete¶

Simple autocomplete widget.

Note

Make sure to include jQuery and jQuery UI in the HTML, like that:

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.4/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.3/themes/base/jquery-ui.css" type="text/css" media="all" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://static.jquery.com/ui/css/demo-docs-theme/ui.theme.css" type="text/css" media="all" />

You can include the provided TypoScript template that includes the above snippet to the pages headerData.

Examples¶

Render lib object:

<input type="text" id="name" />
<f:widget.autocomplete for="name" objects="{posts}" searchProperty="author" storeSession="false">

Output:

<input type="text" id="name" />

The input field and the required JavaScript for the Ajax communication. The storeSession attribute can be used in any widget and will prevent cookie creation / session storage for the widget. See Resources/Private/Templates/ViewHelpers/Widget/Autocomplete/Index.html

Arguments¶

customWidgetId¶

DataType: string
Required: false
Description: Extend the widget identifier with a custom widget id

storeSession¶

DataType: mixed
Default: true
Required: false
Description: Store the widgets session (utilizing a cookie).

objects¶

DataType: mixed
Required: true
Description: Objects to auto-complete

for¶

DataType: string
Required: true
Description: Property to fill

searchProperty¶

DataType: string
Required: true
Description: Property to search within when filtering list