Grouping in Vue Auto complete component

11 Jun 20245 minutes to read

The AutoComplete supports wrapping nested elements into a group based on different categories. The category of each list item can be mapped through the groupBy field in the data table. The group header is displayed as both inline and fixed headers. The fixed group header content is updated dynamically on scrolling the suggestion list with its category value.

To group the Vue AutoComplete items, you can check on this video:

In the following sample, vegetables are grouped according on its category using groupBy field.

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <ejs-autocomplete :dataSource='vegetableData' :fields='fields' :placeholder="waterMark"></ejs-autocomplete>
  </div>
</template>
<script setup>
import { AutoCompleteComponent as EjsAutocomplete } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns';

const waterMark = 'Find a vegetable';
const vegetableData = [
  { Vegetable: 'Cabbage', Category: 'Leafy and Salad', Id: 'item1' },
  { Vegetable: 'Spinach', Category: 'Leafy and Salad', Id: 'item2' },
  { Vegetable: 'Wheat grass', Category: 'Leafy and Salad', Id: 'item3' },
  { Vegetable: 'Yarrow', Category: 'Leafy and Salad', Id: 'item4' },
  { Vegetable: 'Pumpkins', Category: 'Leafy and Salad', Id: 'item5' },
  { Vegetable: 'Chickpea', Category: 'Beans', Id: 'item6' },
  { Vegetable: 'Green bean', Category: 'Beans', Id: 'item7' },
  { Vegetable: 'Horse gram', Category: 'Beans', Id: 'item8' },
  { Vegetable: 'Garlic', Category: 'Bulb and Stem', Id: 'item9' },
  { Vegetable: 'Nopal', Category: 'Bulb and Stem', Id: 'item10' },
  { Vegetable: 'Onion', Category: 'Bulb and Stem', Id: 'item11' }
];
const fields = { groupBy: 'Category', value: 'Vegetable' };
</script>
<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns/styles/material.css";

#app {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  left: 35%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 10%;
  width: 30%;
}
</style>
<template>
  <div id="app">
    <ejs-autocomplete :dataSource='vegetableData' :fields='fields' :placeholder="waterMark"></ejs-autocomplete>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
import { AutoCompleteComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns';

export default {
  name: "App",
  components: {
    "ejs-autocomplete": AutoCompleteComponent
  },
  data() {
    return {
      waterMark: 'Find a vegetable',
      vegetableData: [
        { Vegetable: 'Cabbage', Category: 'Leafy and Salad', Id: 'item1' },
        { Vegetable: 'Spinach', Category: 'Leafy and Salad', Id: 'item2' },
        { Vegetable: 'Wheat grass', Category: 'Leafy and Salad', Id: 'item3' },
        { Vegetable: 'Yarrow', Category: 'Leafy and Salad', Id: 'item4' },
        { Vegetable: 'Pumpkins', Category: 'Leafy and Salad', Id: 'item5' },
        { Vegetable: 'Chickpea', Category: 'Beans', Id: 'item6' },
        { Vegetable: 'Green bean', Category: 'Beans', Id: 'item7' },
        { Vegetable: 'Horse gram', Category: 'Beans', Id: 'item8' },
        { Vegetable: 'Garlic', Category: 'Bulb and Stem', Id: 'item9' },
        { Vegetable: 'Nopal', Category: 'Bulb and Stem', Id: 'item10' },
        { Vegetable: 'Onion', Category: 'Bulb and Stem', Id: 'item11' }
      ],
      fields: { groupBy: 'Category', value: 'Vegetable' }
    }
  }
}
</script>
<style>
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns/styles/material.css";

#app {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  left: 35%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 10%;
  width: 30%;
}
</style>

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