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React autocomplete

Overview

The React Autocomplete component shows matching suggestions while typing. It supports autofilling and highlighting matching text, binds to simple arrays or remote data sources, offers flexible filtering options, and provides templates for items, headers, footers, and selected values.

React Autocomplete code example

Get started quick with a minimal TSX example. This renders an Autocomplete bound to a simple array:

import { Autocomplete } from '@syncfusion/react-dropdowns';

const sports: string[] = ['Badminton', 'Cricket', 'Football', 'Golf', 'Hockey', 'Tennis'];

export default function App() {
    return (
        <div className="component-section">
            <Autocomplete dataSource={sports} placeholder="Select a sport" />
        </div>
    );
}

Controlled mode

The Autocomplete component supports both controlled and uncontrolled modes. The controlled mode provides full control over updating and displaying values, typically via the value prop and onChange event, for easier integration with forms. The uncontrolled mode manages its own internal state for the selected value. It is simpler to use, requires less code, and is initialized with a defaultValue prop, making it ideal for basic input.

Controlled vs. uncontrolled demo

High performance

With the virtualization feature, Autocomplete displays only the visible items and loads additional suggestions on demand as users type. This ensures fast, smooth performance even when working with very large datasets.

Virtualization demo

Flexible data binding

Connect the Autocomplete to remote APIs (JSON, OData) using a data manager to fetch matching suggestions on demand. Server-side queries return only relevant results, avoiding large downloads.

Remote data binding demo

Autofill search

Enable autofill to populate the input with the first match as the user types, reducing keystrokes for predictable choices.

Autofill search demo

Autofill in React Autocomplete

Highlight in React Autocomplete

Highlighting text

Highlighting matching substrings in suggestion items helps users scan results quickly.

Highlight text demo

Filtering

The built-in filtering includes a rich set of options to meet different application needs. Filter data based on starts with, ends with, and contains predicates.

Filtering in React Autocomplete

Diacritic-sensitive search in React Autocomplete

Diacritic-sensitive search

Handle accented characters properly by normalizing strings or enabling diacritic-aware comparison in the filter.

Diacritic-sensitive search demo

Limit suggestion items

Control the number of visible suggestions to improve performance and reduce processing load. Configure the pop-up’s maximum height or item count.

Limit suggestion items demo

Limit suggestion items in React Autocomplete

Ignore filter-text casing in React Autocomplete

Ignore filter-text casing

Case-insensitive matching is recommended for common inputs. Normalize both source and query text for consistent behavior.

Minimum filter characters

Set how many characters must be typed before suggestions appear. This helps narrow down results for very short queries and improves performance with large datasets.

Minimum filter characters demo

Minimum characters in React Autocomplete

Grouping in React Autocomplete

Grouping

Display suggestions in categories with headers to make long lists easier to scan.

Grouping demo

UI customization

Quickly style the pop-up and list items with templates. Use templates to render items, headers, footers, and the selected value for a consistent, compact UI.

Templates demo

Templates in React Autocomplete

Floating label in React Autocomplete

Floating label

Integrate a floating label to enhance clarity and save space. The label floats above the input when a value is selected or the control gains focus.

Floating label demo

Forms

The Autocomplete is designed for seamless integration with React forms, providing reliable data binding and validation. This ensures consistent behavior and simplified state management for selection inputs within complex form structures.

Forms demo

Form support in React Autocomplete

Accessibility

Navigate suggestions with arrow keys, select with Enter, and close with Esc for an efficient keyboard experience.

Screen readers and accessibility

Use ARIA roles and live regions so that screen readers can announce suggestion updates and selection events.

Right-to-left (RTL) rendering

Enable RTL mode to mirror layout and pop-up alignment for right-to-left languages like Arabic or Hebrew.

Other Supported Frameworks

In addition to React, built-in integration is available for these major frameworks.

Remix

Preact

Gatsby

Vite

Next.js

Not sure how to create your first React Autocomplete? Our documentation can help.

Read the getting started guide

Developed using React’s core principles, this library employs functional components and hooks without any external dependencies.

GRIDS

Data Grid

DATA VISUALIZATION

Charts

NAVIGATION

BUTTONS

INPUTS

LAYOUT

NOTIFICATIONS

CALENDARS

DROPDOWNS

Frequently Asked Questions

✅ Why should you choose the Syncfusion^® React Autocomplete?

The Syncfusion React Autocomplete delivers:

Fast suggestion rendering for large lists.
Flexible data binding and server-side filtering support.
Extensive templating for item, header, footer, and value content.
Accessibility features and keyboard navigation.
RTL and diacritic-aware search.

✅ Can the Syncfusion React Autocomplete component be purchased separately?

No, our 1,600+ components and frameworks for web, mobile, and desktop, including the React Autocomplete, are not sold individually. The pricing is positioned to be competitive relative to vendors that offer only a single Autocomplete component. Many customers adopt multiple components quickly, so a subscription provides access to all 1,600+ components. Additional discounts may be available depending on active promotions. Contact our product specialists to check eligibility for discounts.

✅ Can the Syncfusion React Autocomplete be used for free?

This is a commercial product and requires a paid license. However, a free community license is available for companies and individuals whose organizations have less than 1 million USD in annual gross revenue, 5 or fewer developers, and 10 or fewer total employees.

✅ How do I get started with the Syncfusion React Autocomplete?

Start with the comprehensive getting started documentation.

✅ Does the Autocomplete component have demos?

Yes. Explore interactive examples and runnable projects at the following demo site: React Autocomplete demo.

✅ Where can I find the Syncfusion React Autocomplete demo?

You can find our React Autocomplete demo here. It demonstrates how to render and configure the component.

✅ Where do I find templates and examples?

Templates and examples are available in the API docs and demo pages for item, header, footer, and value templates. You can also refer to our template guide.

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