[EuiSuggest] Down Arrow Key to Select Suggestions and Callback

[valayDave]

Hello,

I was using EuiSuggest as a part of an auto-complete I was building. Wanted to check on how I can capture DownArrow press and go down the list of suggestions to select things. Any Ideas would be appreciated.

[thompsongl]

Hello, it is not currently possible to implement custom key handling in the suggestion list like you note. #4345 and other issues linked therein track known navigation troubles, and we'll be refactoring the component to address them some time in the future.

[valayDave]

Would have any suggestions for components to use for building an Autocomplete?

[thompsongl]

EuiComboBox and EuiSelectable both have autocomplete-like search behavior. EuiSelectable is likely the best starting point for building something custom.

[valayDave]

Thank you for the quick responses. I was trying to find a way to clear the text box of the EuiSelectable on an event I wired up. Checked the documentation many times but couldn't find hooks on a way to do that. Do you think the current framework can support this?

[thompsongl]

clear the text box of the EuiSelectable on an event I wired up

Looks like some changes would need to be made to support full external control of the search field.

[valayDave]

The EuiCombo Box worked better for my Usecase. Thanks a lot for the help :)

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[thompsongl]

Still relevant, but will be closed when #5157 merges.