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AutoCompletePlugin

This plugin allows you to create an autocomplete input field based on Yahoo's User Interface Library.

This plugin originally implemented Arthur Clemens' Foswiki:Extensions/AutoCompleteAddOn as a extension, which allows users to provide an autocomplete text box using the %AUTOCOMPLETE% syntax, and also in DataForms (shown below), but has since grown in its own right.

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Usage

Before you can use this plugin, you need to set up some data for the autocomplete. Examples can be found at AutoCompletePluginTestData.

In Topics and Templates

This plugin expands the %AUTOCOMPLETE{...}% variable, which takes the parameters described in AutoCompletePlugin#Parameters.

In DataForms

To use this plugin in DataForms, create a form template as descibed in DataForms#Defining_a_form. This plugin adds the autocomplete type of field. To pass the parameters required by the plugin, place them in the Values column. An example is shown below:

Name Type Size Values Tooltip message Attributes
Username autocomplete 25em datatopic="Sandbox.AutoCompletePluginTestData" datasection="usernames" delimchar="," itemformat="item[0] + ' (' + item[1] + ')'"    

You can use many of same attributes as you would in topics, except the following:
  • name
  • size
  • value
  • class
  • formname

For a working example of this, see AutoCompletePluginFormExample.

Parameters

Parameter Comment Default Example
name A unique name for the textfield required name="users"
datatopic The topic with data. Should be formatted as comma-separated string, or as an array of arrays (see AutoCompletePluginTestData#usernames for an example). Use with datasection. required datatopic="Sandbox.AutoCompletePluginTestData"
datasection The topic section with data. Use with datatopic. required datasection="usernames"
size The width of the input field in em or px. 20em size="20em" or size="200px"
value Default value of the input field none value="AutoCompletePlugin"
tabindex The tabindex of the textfield none tabindex="2"
class Name of css class to add to the input field none class="foswikiInputField"
formname Name of the form which the input field is part of none form="userlist"
itemformat The format of an item string in the autocomplete list. Use if the autocomplete list should display different names than the input field - for instance with full person names. The javascript input argument is item. item itemformat="item[0] + ' (' + item[1] + ')'"
delimchar Used to accept multiple delimeted queries. none delimchar=","
onblur, onfocus, onchange, onselect, onmouseover, onmouseout Javascript parameters for the textfield. none onfocus="foswiki.Form.clearBeforeFocusText(this);"
itemselecthandler Defines a javascript function to be executed when an item is selected. See http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/autocomplete/#customevents. none itemselecthandler="submitJumpForm"

Example

If installed, the following should create an jump box:

Source:
<script type="text/javascript">
var SubmitJump = function(sType, aArgs) {
    document.myJumpForm.submit();
}
</script>
<form name="myJumpForm" action="%SCRIPTURLPATH{"view"}%/%BASEWEB%/%BASETOPIC%">%AUTOCOMPLETE{name="topic" datatopic="Sandbox.AutoCompletePluginTestData" onfocus="foswiki.Form.clearBeforeFocusText(this);" onblur="foswiki.Form.restoreBeforeFocusText(this);" datasection="topiclist" value="Jump" formname="myJumpForm" class="foswikiInputField foswikiInputFieldBeforeFocus"  itemselecthandler="SubmitJump" size="128px" }%</form>

Rendered:
%AUTOCOMPLETE{name="topic" datatopic="Sandbox.AutoCompletePluginTestData" onfocus="foswiki.Form.clearBeforeFocusText(this);" onblur="foswiki.Form.restoreBeforeFocusText(this);" datasection="topiclist" value="Jump" formname="myJumpForm" class="foswikiInputField foswikiInputFieldBeforeFocus" itemselecthandler="SubmitJump" size="128px" }%

Installation Instructions

You do not need to install anything in the browser to use this extension. The following instructions are for the administrator who installs the extension on the server.

Open configure, and open the "Extensions" section. Use "Find More Extensions" to get a list of available extensions. Select "Install".

If you have any problems, or if the extension isn't available in configure, then you can still install manually from the command-line. See http://foswiki.org/Support/ManuallyInstallingExtensions for more help.

Debugging

Debug information will be generated if the following preference is set in Main.SitePreferences:

  • Set AUTOCOMPLETEPLUGIN_DEBUG = 1

Note: Setting it here will have no effect.

Plugin Info

Plugin Author(s): Foswiki:Main.AndrewJones
Copyright: © 2007 - 2011, Foswiki:Main.AndrewJones
License: GPL (Gnu General Public License)
Plugin Release: 1.2.1
Plugin Version: 10530 (2011-01-13)
Change History:  
12 Jan 2011 Fixed bug in generated CSS in case the form name was a wiki word.
05 Dec 2010 Add a working example of using the plugin in a form
07 Sept 2009 Foswikitask:Item2009 - Remove debug setting from configure
23 Mar 2009 Foswikitask:Item1249 - Port to Foswiki as 1.0; Use latest YUI (2.7.0)
12 Sept 2008 TWikibug:Item5745 - Updated to use latest YUI (2.5.2); Fixed forms for 4.2; Fixed Jump Form example for 4.2
14585 TWikibug:Item4469 - Removed extra self-closing div-tag tail; Fixed Jump Form example
14413 TWikibug:Item4369 - Allow users to define their own item select handler
14391 TWikibug:Item4356 - Class names not being added
14382 TWikibug:Item4346 - Added Javascript parameters (onblur, onfocus, etc)
14381 TWikibug:Item4345 - Was adding 'null' after input if delimchar not set
14379 TWikibug:Item4342 - Only sets correct size for one texfield in topic
14290 TWikibug:Item4304 - Various bug fixes and enhancements
14277 TWikibug:Item4301 - Initial release
Dependencies:
NameVersionDescription
Foswiki::Contrib::YahooUserInterfaceContrib >=0Optional. If not found, will use files served from Yahoo! servers. See http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/articles/hosting/.
Plugin Home: http://foswiki.org/Extensions/AutoCompletePlugin
Support: http://foswiki.org/Support/AutoCompletePlugin

Related Topics: Plugins, DeveloperDocumentationCategory, AdminDocumentationCategory, DefaultPreferences, SitePreferences

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Topic revision: r6 - 12 Dec 2017, GeorgeClark
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