Templates in Angular AutoComplete

31 Aug 202620 minutes to read

The AutoComplete component provides several options to customize the list items, group title, header, and footer elements.

Item template

The content of each list item within the AutoComplete can be customized using the itemTemplate property.

In the following sample, each list item uses a two-column layout to display the relevant information.

app.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
import { AutoCompleteModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-dropdowns'




import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { Query, DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data'

@Component({
imports: [
        FormsModule, AutoCompleteModule
    ],


standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    // specifies the template url path
    templateUrl: 'itemTemplate.html'
})
export class AppComponent {
    constructor() {
    }
    //bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
    public data: DataManager = new DataManager({
            url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/',
            adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
            crossDomain: true
        });
    // maps the appropriate column to fields property
    public fields: Object = { value: 'FirstName' };
    //bind the Query instance to query property
    public query: Query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City','EmployeeID']).take(6);
    //set the placeholder to AutoComplete input
    public text: string = "Find an employee";
    //sort the result items
    public sorting: string = 'Ascending';
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

itemTemplate.html

<div id="wrapper" style='margin-top: 20px'>
	  <div id='content' style="margin: 0px auto; width:300px;">
        <!-- specifies the template string for the AutoComplete component-->
        <ejs-autocomplete id='atcelement' [dataSource]='data' [sortOrder]='sorting' [fields]='fields' [query]='query' [placeholder]='text'>
            <ng-template #itemTemplate="" let-data="">
                <!--set the value to itemTemplate property-->
                <span><span class='name'> </span><span class ='city'></span></span>
            </ng-template>
        </ejs-autocomplete>
      </div>
    </div>

Group template

The group header title under which sub-items are categorized can be customized using the groupTemplate property. This template is common to both the inline and floating group header templates.

In the following sample, employees are grouped by city.

app.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
import { AutoCompleteModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-dropdowns'




import { Component } from '@angular/core';
//import data manager related classes
import { Query, Predicate, DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';

@Component({
imports: [
        FormsModule,AutoCompleteModule
    ],


standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    // specifies the template url path
    templateUrl: 'groupTemplate.html'
})
export class AppComponent {
    constructor() {
    }
    //bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
    public data: DataManager = new DataManager({
            url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/',
            adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
            crossDomain: true
        });
    // form  predicate to fetch the grouped data
    public groupPredicate = new Predicate('City', 'equal','london').or('City','equal','seattle');
    // maps the appropriate column to fields property
    public fields: Object = { value: 'FirstName', groupBy:'City' };
    //bind the Query instance to query property
    public query: Query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City','EmployeeID']).take(6).where(this.groupPredicate);
    //set the placeholder to AutoComplete input
    public text: string = "Find an employee";
    //sort the result items
    public sorting: string = 'Ascending';
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

groupTemplate.html

<div id="wrapper" style='margin-top: 20px'>
	  <div id='content' style="margin: 0px auto; width:250px;">
        <!-- specifies the template string for the AutoComplete component-->
        <ejs-autocomplete id='atcelement' [dataSource]='data' [fields]='fields' [sortOrder]='sorting' [placeholder]='text' [query]='query'>
            <ng-template #groupTemplate="" let-data="">
                <!--set the value to groupTemplate property-->
                <strong></strong>
            </ng-template>
        </ejs-autocomplete>
      </div>
    </div>

Header template

The header element is shown statically at the top of the suggestion list items within the AutoComplete, and any custom element can be displayed in the header using the headerTemplate property.

In the following sample, the list items and their headers are designed and displayed as two columns, similar to multiple columns of a grid.

app.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
import { AutoCompleteModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-dropdowns'




import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { Query, DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';

@Component({
imports: [
        FormsModule,AutoCompleteModule
    ],


standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    // specifies the template url path
    templateUrl: 'headerTemplate.html'
})
export class AppComponent {
    constructor() {
    }
    //bind the DataManager instance to dataSource property
    public data: DataManager = new DataManager({
            url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc/',
            adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
            crossDomain: true
        });
    // maps the appropriate column to fields property
    public fields: Object = { value: 'FirstName' };
    //bind the Query instance to query property
    public query: Query = new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName', 'City','EmployeeID']).take(6);
    //set the placeholder to AutoComplete input
    public text: string = "Find an employee";
    //sort the result items
    public sorting: string = 'Ascending';
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

headerTemplate.html

<div id="wrapper" style='margin-top: 20px'>
	  <div id='content' style="margin: 0px auto; width:250px;">
        <!-- specifies the template string for the AutoComplete component-->
        <ejs-autocomplete id='atcelement' [dataSource]='data' [fields]='fields' [placeholder]='text' [sortOrder]='sorting' [query]='query'>
            <ng-template #itemTemplate="" let-data="">
                <!--set the value to itemTemplate property-->
                <span class='item'><span class='name'> </span><span class ='city'></span></span>
            </ng-template>
            <ng-template #headerTemplate="" let-data="">
                <!--set the value to headerTemplate property-->
                <span class='head'><span class='name'>Name</span><span class='city'>City</span></span>
            </ng-template>
        </ejs-autocomplete>
      </div>
    </div>

Footer template

The AutoComplete has options to show a footer element at the bottom of the list items in the suggestion list. Here, you can place any custom element as a footer element using footerTemplate property.

In the following sample, footer element displays the total number of list items present in the AutoComplete.

app.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
import { AutoCompleteModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-dropdowns'




import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { AutoCompleteComponent, DropEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-dropdowns';

@Component({
imports: [
        FormsModule,AutoCompleteModule
    ],


standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    // specifies the template url path
    templateUrl: `footerTemplate.html`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild('sample')
    public AutoCompleteObj : AutoCompleteComponent | any;
    constructor() {
    }
    // defined the array of data
    public data: Object[] = ['Badminton', 'Basketball', 'Cricket', 'Football', 'Golf', 'Gymnastics', 'Hockey'];
    // set placeholder text to AutoComplete input element
    public text: string = 'Find a game';
    public onOpen(e : DropEventArgs) : void{
      let count=this.AutoCompleteObj.getItems().length;
      //set the value to footerTemplate property
      let ele = document.getElementsByClassName('foot')[0];
      ele.innerHTML =  "Total list item: " + count;
    }
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

footerTemplate.html

<div id="wrapper" style='margin-top: 20px'>
	  <div id='content' style="margin: 0px auto; width:250px;">
        <!-- specifies the template string for the AutoComplete component-->
        <ejs-autocomplete id='atcelement' #sample [dataSource]='data' [placeholder]='text' (open)='onOpen($event)'>
            <!--set the footerTemplate property-->
            <ng-template #footerTemplate="" let-data="">
                <span class='foot'> </span>
            </ng-template>
        </ejs-autocomplete>
      </div>
    </div>

No records template

The AutoComplete supports custom design for the popup list content when no data is available or no search matches are found, using the noRecordsTemplate property.

In the following sample, popup list content displays the notification of no data available.

app.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
import { AutoCompleteModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-dropdowns'




import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
imports: [
        FormsModule,AutoCompleteModule
    ],


standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    // specifies the template string for the AutoComplete component
    template:  `<ejs-autocomplete id='atcelement' [dataSource]='data' placeholder='Find a item'>
                    <ng-template #noRecordsTemplate>
                        <span class='norecord'> NO DATA AVAILABLE</span>
                    </ng-template>
                 </ejs-autocomplete>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    // defined the empty array data
    public data: string[] = [];
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Action failure template

There is also an option to custom design the popup list content when the data fetch request fails at the remote server. This can be achieved using the
actionFailureTemplate property.

In the following sample, when the data fetch request fails, the AutoComplete displays the notification.

app.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
import { AutoCompleteModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-dropdowns'




import { Component } from '@angular/core';
//import data manager related classes
import { Query, DataManager, ODataV4Adaptor } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';

@Component({
imports: [
        FormsModule,AutoCompleteModule
    ],


standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    // specifies the template string for the AutoComplete component
    template:  `<ejs-autocomplete id='atcelement' [dataSource]='data' [query]='query' [fields]='fields'      placeholder='Find an employee'>
                    <ng-template #actionFailureTemplate>
                        <span class='action-failure'> Data fetch get fails</span>
                    </ng-template>
                 </ejs-autocomplete>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    //bind the data manager instance to dataSource property
    public data: DataManager = new DataManager({
            // Here, use the wrong url to display the action failure template
            url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svcs/',
            adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
            crossDomain: true
    });
    //bind the Query instance to query property
    public query: Query =  new Query().from('Employees').select(['FirstName']).take(6);

    // maps the appropriate column to fields property
    public fields: Object =  { value: 'FirstName' };
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

See Also

• How to achieve filtering
• How to group the data using header
• How to show the list items with icon