How To Create Autocomplete Using Ant Design UI In ReactJS

Introduction

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Autocomplete function of the input field. When you need an input box instead of a selector and need input suggestions or helping text.

Preconditions

• Javascript
• Basic knowledge of React JS
• Node.js
• V.S. Code,Visual Studio
• typescript

We cover the below things in this article,

• Create React application
• Installation of Ant Design UI
• How to create autocomplete of Ant Design UI in React js.

Here we will follow the steps for creating autocomplete.

Step 1. Run the below command to create a React.js project.

npx create-react-app my-app --template typescript

Step 2. Run the below command to install Ant Design UI.

npm i @ant-design/icons
npm i antd

Create the files according to the below image.

Step 3. Add the below code in the App.tsx.

import React, { useState } from 'react';
import './index.css';
import { AutoComplete } from 'antd';


const mockVal = (str: string, repeat = 1) => ({
  value: str.repeat(repeat),
});

const App: React.FC = () => {
  const [value, setValue] = useState('');
  const [options, setOptions] = useState<{ value: string }[]>([]);
  const [anotherOptions, setAnotherOptions] = useState<{ value: string }[]>([]);

  const getPanelValue = (searchText: string) =>
    !searchText ? [] : [mockVal(searchText), mockVal(searchText, 2), mockVal(searchText, 3)];

  const onSelect = (data: string) => {
    console.log('onSelect', data);
  };

  const onChange = (data: string) => {
    setValue(data);
  };

  return (
    <>
      <AutoComplete
        options={options}
        style={{ width: 200 }}
        onSelect={onSelect}
        onSearch={(text) => setOptions(getPanelValue(text))}
        placeholder="input here"
      />
      <br />
      <br />
      <AutoComplete
        value={value}
        options={anotherOptions}
        style={{ width: 200 }}
        onSelect={onSelect}
        onSearch={(text) => setAnotherOptions(getPanelValue(text))}
        onChange={onChange}
        placeholder="control mode"
      />
    </>
  );
};

export default App;

Step 4. Add the below code in package.json

{
  "name": "my-app",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.16.5",
    "@testing-library/react": "^13.4.0",
    "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.5.0",
    "@types/jest": "^27.5.2",
    "@types/node": "^16.18.34",
    "@types/react": "^18.2.8",
    "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.4",
    "antd": "^5.6.0",
    "react": "^18.2.0",
    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
    "react-scripts": "5.0.1",
    "typescript": "^4.9.5",
    "web-vitals": "^2.1.4"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "start": "react-scripts start",
    "build": "react-scripts build",
    "test": "react-scripts test",
    "eject": "react-scripts eject"
  },
  "eslintConfig": {
    "extends": [
      "react-app",
      "react-app/jest"
    ]
  },
  "browserslist": {
    "production": [
      ">0.2%",
      "not dead",
      "not op_mini all"
    ],
    "development": [
      "last 1 chrome version",
      "last 1 firefox version",
      "last 1 safari version"
    ]
  }
}

Step 5. Run the below command to run the application.

npm start

After running this command, we will get these autocomplete.

Summary

In this article, we learned how to create autocomplete using Ant Design UI with React JS and Typescript.