Autocomplete

Bootstrap Autocomplete

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The Bootstrap Autocomplete component predicts the words being typed based on the first few letters given by the user. You can search the list using basic scroll and the keyboard arrows

A basic example MDB Pro component

With our component you can easily add to autocomplete menu what you want.

You only need to add arrays in JavaScript with your variable and you have to initiate that variable with our JavaScript code.

For example:

What is your favorite US state?

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HTML
JavaScript

<div class="md-form">
  <input type="search" id="form-autocomplete" class="form-control mdb-autocomplete">
  <button class="mdb-autocomplete-clear">
    <svg fill="#000000" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
      <path d="M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12z" />
      <path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none" />
    </svg>
  </button>
  <label for="form-autocomplete" class="active">What is your favorite US state?</label>
</div>

var states = [
  "Alabama",
  "Alaska",
  "Arizona",
  "Arkansas",
  "California",
  "Colorado",
  "Connecticut",
  "Delaware",
  "Florida",
  "Georgia",
  "Hawaii",
  "Idaho",
  "Illnois",
  "Indiana",
  "Iowa",
  "Kansas",
  "Kentucky",
  "Louisiana",
  "Maine",
  "Maryland",
  "Massachusetts",
  "Michigan",
  "Minnesota",
  "Mississippi",
  "Missouri",
  "Montana",
  "Nebraska",
  "Nevada",
  "New Hampshire",
  "New Jersey",
  "New Mexico",
  "New York",
  "North Carolina",
  "North Dakota",
  "Ohio",
  "Oklahoma",
  "Oregon",
  "Pennsylvania",
  "Rhode Island",
  "South Carolina",
  "South Dakota",
  "Tennessee",
  "Texas",
  "Utah",
  "Vermont",
  "Virginia",
  "Washington",
  "West Virginia",
  "Wisconsin",
  "Wyoming"
];

$('#form-autocomplete').mdbAutocomplete({
  data: states
});

Autocomplete within a form MDB Pro component

With MDB Autocomplete you can use forms to implement our practical component.

Check our documentation about forms.

Sign up

Your email

Your password

Your country

or Sign up with:

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CSS
JavaScript

<section class="form-elegant">

  <!-- Grid row -->
  <div class="row">

    <!-- Grid column -->
    <div class="col-md-9 col-lg-7 col-xl-5">

      <!--Form without header-->
      <div class="card">

        <div class="card-body mx-4">

          <!--Header-->
          <div class="text-center">
            <h3 class="dark-grey-text mb-5"><strong>Sign up</strong></h3>
          </div>

          <!--Body-->
          <div class="md-form">
            <input type="text" id="Form-email1" class="form-control">
            <label for="Form-email1">Your email</label>
          </div>

          <div class="md-form">
            <input type="password" id="Form-pass1" class="form-control">
            <label for="Form-pass1">Your password</label>
          </div>

          <div class="md-form pb-3">
            <input type="search" id="form-autocomplete-1" class="form-control mdb-autocomplete">
            <button class="mdb-autocomplete-clear">
              <svg fill="#000000" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
                <path d="M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12z" />
                <path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none" />
              </svg>
            </button>
            <label for="form-autocomplete-1" class="active">Your country</label>
          </div>

          <div class="text-center mb-3">
            <button type="button" class="btn blue-gradient btn-block btn-rounded z-depth-1a">Sign up</button>
          </div>
          <p class="font-small dark-grey-text text-right d-flex justify-content-center mb-3 pt-2"> or Sign up
            with:</p>

          <div class="row my-3 d-flex justify-content-center">
            <!--Facebook-->
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-white btn-rounded mr-md-3 z-depth-1a"><i class="fab fa-facebook-f blue-text text-center"></i></button>
            <!--Twitter-->
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-white btn-rounded mr-md-3 z-depth-1a"><i class="fab fa-twitter blue-text"></i></button>
            <!--Google +-->
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-white btn-rounded z-depth-1a"><i class="fab fa-google-plus-g blue-text"></i></button>
          </div>

        </div>

        <!--Footer-->
        <div class="modal-footer mx-5 pt-3 mb-1">
          <p class="font-small grey-text d-flex justify-content-end">Already a member? <a href="#" class="blue-text ml-1">
              Sign In</a></p>
        </div>

      </div>
      <!--/Form without header-->

    </div>
    <!-- Grid column -->

  </div>
  <!-- Grid row -->

</section>

.form-elegant .font-small {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.form-elegant .z-depth-1a {
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 2px 5px 0 rgba(55, 161, 255, 0.26), 0 4px 12px 0 rgba(121, 155, 254, 0.25);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 5px 0 rgba(55, 161, 255, 0.26), 0 4px 12px 0 rgba(121, 155, 254, 0.25);
}

.form-elegant .z-depth-1-half,
.form-elegant .btn:hover {
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 5px 11px 0 rgba(85, 182, 255, 0.28), 0 4px 15px 0 rgba(36, 133, 255, 0.15);
  box-shadow: 0 5px 11px 0 rgba(85, 182, 255, 0.28), 0 4px 15px 0 rgba(36, 133, 255, 0.15);
}

var countries = [
  "Afghanistan",
  "Albania",
  "Algeria",
  "Andorra",
  "Angola",
  "Antigua and Barbuda",
  "Argentina",
  "Armenia",
  "Australia",
  "Austria",
  "Azerbaijan",
  "Bahamas",
  "Bahrain",
  "Bangladesh",
  "Barbados",
  "Belarus",
  "Belgium",
  "Belize",
  "Benin",
  "Bhutan",
  "Bolivia",
  "Bosnia and Herzegovina",
  "Botswana",
  "Brazil",
  "Brunei",
  "Bulgaria",
  "Burkina Faso",
  "Burundi",
  "Cabo Verde",
  "Cambodia",
  "Cameroon",
  "Canada",
  "Central African Republic (CAR)",
  "Chad",
  "Chile",
  "China",
  "Colombia",
  "Comoros",
  "Costa Rica",
  "Cote d'Ivoire",
  "Croatia",
  "Cuba",
  "Cyprus",
  "Czech Republic",
  "Denmark",
  "Djibouti",
  "Dominica",
  "Dominican Republic",
  "Ecuador",
  "Egypt",
  "El Salvador",
  "Equatorial Guinea",
  "Eritrea",
  "Estonia",
  "Ethiopia",
  "Fiji",
  "Finland",
  "France",
  "Gabon",
  "Gambia",
  "Georgia",
  "Germany",
  "Ghana",
  "Greece",
  "Grenada",
  "Guatemala",
  "Guinea",
  "Guinea-Bissau",
  "Guyana",
  "Haiti",
  "Honduras",
  "Hungary",
  "Iceland",
  "India",
  "Indonesia",
  "Iran",
  "Iraq",
  "Ireland",
  "Israel",
  "Italy",
  "Jamaica",
  "Japan",
  "Jordan",
  "Kazakhstan",
  "Kenya",
  "Kiribati",
  "Kosovo",
  "Kuwait",
  "Kyrgyzstan",
  "Laos",
  "Latvia",
  "Lebanon",
  "Lesotho",
  "Liberia",
  "Libya",
  "Liechtenstein",
  "Lithuania",
  "Luxembourg",
  "Macedonia (FYROM)",
  "Madagascar",
  "Malawi",
  "Malaysia",
  "Maldives",
  "Mali",
  "Malta",
  "Marshall Islands",
  "Mauritania",
  "Mauritius",
  "Mexico",
  "Micronesia",
  "Moldova",
  "Monaco",
  "Mongolia",
  "Montenegro",
  "Morocco",
  "Mozambique",
  "Myanmar (Burma)",
  "Namibia",
  "Nauru",
  "Nepal",
  "Netherlands",
  "New Zealand",
  "Nicaragua",
  "Niger",
  "Nigeria",
  "North Korea",
  "Norway",
  "Oman",
  "Pakistan",
  "Palau",
  "Palestine",
  "Panama",
  "Papua New Guinea",
  "Paraguay",
  "Peru",
  "Philippines",
  "Poland",
  "Portugal",
  "Qatar",
  "Romania",
  "Russia",
  "Rwanda",
  "Saint Kitts and Nevis",
  "Saint Lucia",
  "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines",
  "Samoa",
  "San Marino",
  "Sao Tome and Principe",
  "Saudi Arabia",
  "Senegal",
  "Serbia",
  "Seychelles",
  "Sierra Leone",
  "Singapore",
  "Slovakia",
  "Slovenia",
  "Solomon Islands",
  "Somalia",
  "South Africa",
  "South Korea",
  "South Sudan",
  "Spain",
  "Sri Lanka",
  "Sudan",
  "Suriname",
  "Swaziland",
  "Sweden",
  "Switzerland",
  "Syria",
  "Taiwan",
  "Tajikistan",
  "Tanzania",
  "Thailand",
  "Timor-Leste",
  "Togo",
  "Tonga",
  "Trinidad and Tobago",
  "Tunisia",
  "Turkey",
  "Turkmenistan",
  "Tuvalu",
  "Uganda",
  "Ukraine",
  "United Arab Emirates (UAE)",
  "United Kingdom (UK)",
  "United States of America (USA)",
  "Uruguay",
  "Uzbekistan",
  "Vanuatu",
  "Vatican City (Holy See)",
  "Venezuela",
  "Vietnam",
  "Yemen",
  "Zambia",
  "Zimbabwe"
];

$('#form-autocomplete-1').mdbAutocomplete({
  data: countries
});

Autocomplete within a modal box MDB Pro component

You can also easily use MDB autocomplete with modals.

You can show modal with our component to make your website more attractive. Chek our documentation abouts modals.

For example:

Launch Modal Contact

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JavaScript

<div class="modal fade" id="modalContactForm" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="myModalLabel"
  aria-hidden="true">
  <div class="modal-dialog cascading-modal" role="document">
    <!--Content-->
    <div class="modal-content">

      <!--Header-->
      <div class="modal-header light-blue darken-3 white-text">
        <h4 class="title"><i class="fas fa-pencil-alt"></i> Contact form</h4>
        <button type="button" class="close waves-effect waves-light" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
          <span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
        </button>
      </div>
      <!--Body-->
      <div class="modal-body mb-0">
        <div class="md-form form-sm">
          <i class="fas fa-envelope prefix active"></i>
          <input type="text" id="form8" class="form-control">
          <label for="form8" class="active">Your name</label>
        </div>

        <div class="md-form form-sm">
          <i class="fas fa-lock prefix active"></i>
          <input type="password" id="form9" class="form-control">
          <label for="form9" class="active">Your email</label>
        </div>

        <div class="md-form form-sm">
          <i class="fas fa-tag prefix"></i>
          <input type="search" id="form-autocomplete-2" class="form-control mdb-autocomplete">
          <button class="mdb-autocomplete-clear">
            <svg fill="#000000" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
              <path d="M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12z" />
              <path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none" />
            </svg>
          </button>
          <label for="form-autocomplete-2" class="active">Subject</label>
        </div>

        <div class="md-form form-sm">
          <i class="fas fa-pencil-alt prefix"></i>
          <textarea type="text" id="form67" class="md-textarea mb-0"></textarea>
          <label for="form67">Your message</label>
        </div>

        <div class="text-center mt-1-half">
          <button class="btn btn-info mb-2 waves-effect waves-light">Send <i class="fas fa-send ml-1"></i></button>
        </div>

      </div>
    </div>
    <!--/.Content-->
  </div>
</div>

<div class="text-center">
  <a href="" class="btn btn-default btn-rounded my-3" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#modalContactForm">Launch
    Modal Contact</a>
</div>

var subjects = [
  "Where's My Stuff?",
  "Cancel Items or Orders",
  "Returns & Refunds",
  "Shipping Rates & Information",
  "Change Your Payment Method",
  "Manage Your Account Information",
  "About Two-Step Verification",
  "Cancel Items or Orders",
  "Change Your Order Information",
  "Contact Third-Party Sellers",
  "More in Managing Your Orders"
];

$('#form-autocomplete-2').mdbAutocomplete({
  data: subjects
});

JavaScript options

Option can be passed via JavaScript.

Name	Type	Default	Description
data	array	[]	Apply a data in a array.
dataColor	color	''	Change color of data items
inputFocus	color	1px solid #4285f4	Change color of input when is focusing
inputBlur	color	1px solid #ced4da	Change blur color of input
inputFocusShadow	color	0 1px 0 0 #4285f4	Change shadow color of input
inputBlurShadow	color	''	Change blur shadow color of input
visibleOptions	number	5	Change the number of visible options

Options example

What is your favorite US state?

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<div class="md-form">
  <input type="search" id="form-autocomplete-4" class="form-control mdb-autocomplete">
  <button class="mdb-autocomplete-clear">
    <svg fill="#000000" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
      <path d="M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12z" />
      <path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none" />
    </svg>
  </button>
  <label for="form-autocomplete-4" class="active">What is your favorite US state?</label>
</div>

let states = [
  "Alabama",
  "Alaska",
  "Arizona",
  "Arkansas",
  "California",
  "Colorado",
  "Connecticut",
  "Delaware",
  "Florida",
  "Georgia",
  "Hawaii",
  "Idaho",
  "Illnois",
  "Indiana",
  "Iowa",
  "Kansas",
  "Kentucky",
  "Louisiana",
  "Maine",
  "Maryland",
  "Massachusetts",
  "Michigan",
  "Minnesota",
  "Mississippi",
  "Missouri",
  "Montana",
  "Nebraska",
  "Nevada",
  "New Hampshire",
  "New Jersey",
  "New Mexico",
  "New York",
  "North Carolina",
  "North Dakota",
  "Ohio",
  "Oklahoma",
  "Oregon",
  "Pennsylvania",
  "Rhode Island",
  "South Carolina",
  "South Dakota",
  "Tennessee",
  "Texas",
  "Utah",
  "Vermont",
  "Virginia",
  "Washington",
  "West Virginia",
  "Wisconsin",
  "Wyoming"
];

$('#form-autocomplete-4').mdbAutocomplete({
  data: states,
  dataColor: 'green',
  inputFocus: '2px solid green',
  inputBlur: '1px solid #ced4da',
  inputFocusShadow: '0 1px 0 0 #4285f4',
  inputBlurShadow: ''
});