Class “SearchAction”

Object > NativeObject > Widget > Action > SearchAction

An action that displays a search text field with dynamic proposals when selected. Add a listener on select to implement the action. On input, you may set a list of proposals.

Type:	`SearchAction extends Action`
Constructor:	public
Singleton:	No
Namespace:	tabris
Direct subclasses:	None
JSX Support:	Element: `<SearchAction/>` Parent Elements: `<NavigationView/>` Child Elements: Not Supported Text Content: Not supported

Examples

JavaScript

import {SearchAction, NavigationView, contentView} from 'tabris';

const items = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry'];

const navigationView = new NavigationView({layoutData: 'stretch'})
  .appendTo(contentView);

new SearchAction({title: 'Search', image: 'resources/search.png'})
  .onInput(event => items.filter(proposal => proposal.indexOf(event.query) !== -1))
  .onAccept(event => console.log(`Showing content for ${event.text}`))
  .appendTo(navigationView);

Constructor

new SearchAction(properties?)

Parameter	Type	Description
properties	`Properties<SearchAction>`	Sets all key-value pairs in the properties object as widget properties. Optional.

Methods

open()

Invokes the search action, i.e. displays the UI to perform a search.

Returns: undefined

Properties

message

A hint text that is displayed when the search input is empty.

Type:	`string`
Settable:	Yes
Change Event:	`messageChanged`

proposals

The list of proposals to display.

Type:	`string[]`
Default:	`[]`
Settable:	Yes
Change Event:	`proposalsChanged`

text

The text in the search input field.

Type:	`string`
Settable:	Yes
Change Event:	`textChanged`

Events

input

Fired when the user inputs text.

EventObject Type: SearchActionInputEvent<SearchAction>

Property	Type	Description
text	`string`	The new value of text.

accept

Fired when a text input has been submitted by pressing the keyboard’s search key.

EventObject Type: SearchActionAcceptEvent<SearchAction>

Property	Type	Description
text	`string`	The current value of text.

Change Events

proposalsChanged

Fired when the proposals property has changed.

EventObject Type: PropertyChangedEvent<SearchAction, Array>

Property	Type	Description
value	`string[]`	The new value of proposals.

textChanged

Fired when the text property has changed.

EventObject Type: PropertyChangedEvent<SearchAction, string>

Property	Type	Description
value	`string`	The new value of text.

messageChanged

Fired when the message property has changed.