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Automatically add items to ComboBox and AutoComplete (Vue)

You can add items to an AutoComplete or ComboBox controls by pushing an item onto the data source array. This example demonstrates how to add items to both controls.

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This example uses Vue.

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<template>
    <main class="container-fluid">
        <h3>ComboBox</h3>
        <p>Type an item that is not on the list and move the focus to another control to add an item.</p>
        <wj-combo-box :itemsSource="countries" :isEditable="true" :lostFocus="lostFocus">
        </wj-combo-box>

        <h3>AutoComplete</h3>
        <p>Type an item that is not on the list and move the focus to another control to add an item.</p>
        <wj-auto-complete :itemsSource="countries" :lostFocus="lostFocus"></wj-auto-complete>

        <h3>Options</h3>
        <p>Here is the option list (it is updated as items are added to the list):</p>
        <wj-list-box :itemsSource="countries"></wj-list-box>
    </main>
</template>

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";

const countries = ref(new wijmo.ObservableArray(["US", "Germany", "UK", "Japan", "Italy", "Greece"]));

function lostFocus(sender) {
    let item = sender.text;
    if (item && countries.value.indexOf(item) < 0) {
        countries.value.push(item);
    }
}
</script>

<style>
.container-fluid .wj-listbox,
.container-fluid .wj-dropdown {
    width: 250px;
}
</style>
<template> <main class="container-fluid"> <h3>ComboBox</h3> <p>Type an item that is not on the list and move the focus to another control to add an item.</p> <wj-combo-box :itemsSource="countries" :isEditable="true" :lostFocus="lostFocus"> </wj-combo-box> <h3>AutoComplete</h3> <p>Type an item that is not on the list and move the focus to another control to add an item.</p> <wj-auto-complete :itemsSource="countries" :lostFocus="lostFocus"></wj-auto-complete> <h3>Options</h3> <p>Here is the option list (it is updated as items are added to the list):</p> <wj-list-box :itemsSource="countries"></wj-list-box> </main> </template> <script setup> import { ref } from "vue"; const countries = ref(new wijmo.ObservableArray(["US", "Germany", "UK", "Japan", "Italy", "Greece"])); function lostFocus(sender) { let item = sender.text; if (item && countries.value.indexOf(item) < 0) { countries.value.push(item); } } </script> <style> .container-fluid .wj-listbox, .container-fluid .wj-dropdown { width: 250px; } </style>
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <title>Auto-Add items to ComboBox and AutoComplete</title> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <!-- SystemJS --> <script src="compiler.js" type="module"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.21.5/system.src.js" integrity="sha512-skZbMyvYdNoZfLmiGn5ii6KmklM82rYX2uWctBhzaXPxJgiv4XBwJnFGr5k8s+6tE1pcR1nuTKghozJHyzMcoA==" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script> <script> System.import('./src/app.js'); </script> </head> <body> <div id="app"></div> </body> </html>
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