Primitives
Autocomplete
Free-text input with search-as-you-type suggestions.
Composition
Free-text suggestions
AutocompleteInput includes its clear button.
- <Autocomplete>
- <AutocompleteInput />
- <AutocompleteContent>
- <AutocompleteEmpty />
- <AutocompleteList>
- <AutocompleteGroup>
- <AutocompleteGroupLabel />
- <AutocompleteItem />
- <AutocompleteGroup>
Separate clear action
- <Autocomplete>
- <AutocompleteInput />
- <AutocompleteClear />
Installation
First install and activate one skin. Core deliberately contains no visual token defaults.
The Control UI source installs this primitive from src/registry/sources/control-ui/ui/autocomplete.tsx.
npx shadcn@latest add https://control-ui.dev/r/autocomplete.jsonDependencies
Surface variants
src/registry/sources/control-ui/surface-variants.tsSupportControl variants
Scroll areasrc/registry/sources/control-ui/control-variants.tsSupportscroll-areaPrimitiveRaw code
Primary installed source
"use client";import { Autocomplete as AutocompletePrimitive } from "@base-ui/react/autocomplete";import type { ComponentProps, CSSProperties, ReactNode } from "react";import type { OpenChangeEventDetails } from "@/components/control-ui/control-props";import type { ControlSize } from "@/components/control-ui/control-variants";import type { FieldKnobStyle } from "@/components/control-ui/knob-contracts/field-knobs";import type { PopupKnobStyle } from "@/components/control-ui/knob-contracts/popup-knobs";import { cn } from "@/components/control-ui/lib/cn";import { controlEffectsAttribute } from "@/components/control-ui/skin";import { useSkin } from "@/components/control-ui/skin-provider";import { popupItemStructureClasses } from "@/components/control-ui/surface-variants";import { ScrollArea } from "@/components/control-ui/ui/scroll-area";export type AutocompleteProps<Value = string> = { children?: ReactNode; items?: readonly Value[]; value?: string; defaultValue?: string; onValueChange?: (value: string) => void; open?: boolean; defaultOpen?: boolean; onOpenChange?: (open: boolean, eventDetails: OpenChangeEventDetails) => void; disabled?: boolean; readOnly?: boolean; required?: boolean; name?: string; mode?: "list" | "both" | "inline" | "none"; autoHighlight?: boolean | "always"; limit?: number; openOnInputClick?: boolean; filter?: ((itemValue: Value, query: string, itemToString?: (itemValue: Value) => string) => boolean) | null; itemToStringValue?: (itemValue: Value) => string;};export type AutocompleteInputProps = Omit<Omit<ComponentProps<"input">, "size">, "style"> & { style?: CSSProperties & FieldKnobStyle } & { size?: ControlSize;};export type AutocompleteClearProps = ComponentProps<"button"> & { style?: CSSProperties & FieldKnobStyle };export type AutocompleteContentProps = Omit< ComponentProps<"div"> & { sideOffset?: number; }, "style"> & { style?: CSSProperties & PopupKnobStyle };export type AutocompleteListProps<Value = unknown> = Omit<ComponentProps<"div">, "children"> & { children?: ReactNode | ((item: Value, index: number) => ReactNode);} & { style?: CSSProperties & PopupKnobStyle };export type AutocompleteItemProps<Value = unknown> = Omit< Omit<ComponentProps<"div">, "value"> & { value?: Value; disabled?: boolean; }, "style"> & { style?: CSSProperties & PopupKnobStyle };export type AutocompleteEmptyProps = Omit<ComponentProps<"div">, "style"> & { style?: CSSProperties & FieldKnobStyle };export type AutocompleteGroupProps = ComponentProps<"div"> & { style?: CSSProperties & FieldKnobStyle };export type AutocompleteGroupLabelProps = Omit<ComponentProps<"div">, "style"> & { style?: CSSProperties & PopupKnobStyle };export function Autocomplete<Value = string>({ children, autoHighlight = true, ...props }: AutocompleteProps<Value>) { return ( <AutocompletePrimitive.Root autoHighlight={autoHighlight} {...props}> {children} </AutocompletePrimitive.Root> );}export function AutocompleteClear({ className, children, ...props }: AutocompleteClearProps) { return ( <AutocompletePrimitive.Clear data-control-ui="autocomplete" data-control-family="field" data-field-kind="autocomplete" data-slot="clear" aria-label="Clear search" className={cn("inline-flex size-6 shrink-0 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center disabled:cursor-not-allowed", className)} {...props} > {children ?? ( <svg viewBox="0 0 12 12" className="size-3" aria-hidden="true" fill="none"> <path d="M3 3 9 9M9 3 3 9" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.3" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" /> </svg> )} </AutocompletePrimitive.Clear> );}export function AutocompleteInput({ size = "md", className, ...props }: AutocompleteInputProps) { return ( <AutocompletePrimitive.InputGroup data-control-ui="autocomplete" data-field-kind="autocomplete" data-slot="root" className="relative flex w-full items-center" > <AutocompletePrimitive.Input data-control-ui="autocomplete" data-field-kind="autocomplete" data-slot="input" data-control="true" data-control-family="field" data-size={size} className={cn("w-full min-w-0 disabled:cursor-not-allowed", className)} {...props} /> <AutocompleteClear className="absolute end-1.5 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2" /> </AutocompletePrimitive.InputGroup> );}export function AutocompleteContent({ className, children, sideOffset = 6, ...props }: AutocompleteContentProps) { const skin = useSkin(); return ( <AutocompletePrimitive.Portal> <AutocompletePrimitive.Positioner data-control-ui="autocomplete" data-popup-kind="autocomplete" data-control-family="popup" data-slot="positioner" data-skin={skin.id} data-effects={controlEffectsAttribute(skin.effects)} side="bottom" align="start" sideOffset={sideOffset} className="z-(--z-popup)" > <AutocompletePrimitive.Popup data-control-ui="autocomplete" data-popup-kind="autocomplete" data-control-family="popup" data-slot="content" data-surface="floating" data-popup-part="list-surface" className={cn("w-[var(--anchor-width)] max-w-[var(--available-width)]", className)} {...props} > {children} </AutocompletePrimitive.Popup> </AutocompletePrimitive.Positioner> </AutocompletePrimitive.Portal> );}export function AutocompleteList<Value = unknown>({ className, children, ...props }: AutocompleteListProps<Value>) { return ( <ScrollArea className="w-full" viewportClassName="overscroll-y-contain" maxHeight="min(18rem, var(--available-height))" lockAxis="x"> <AutocompletePrimitive.List data-control-ui="autocomplete" data-popup-kind="autocomplete" data-slot="list" data-control-family="popup" data-popup-part="list-content" className={className} {...props} > {children} </AutocompletePrimitive.List> </ScrollArea> );}export function AutocompleteEmpty({ className, children, ...props }: AutocompleteEmptyProps) { return ( <AutocompletePrimitive.Empty data-control-ui="autocomplete" data-control-family="popup" data-popup-kind="autocomplete" data-slot="empty" className={cn("px-[calc(var(--padding-x)*0.5)] empty:h-0 empty:overflow-hidden empty:p-0", className)} {...props} > {children} </AutocompletePrimitive.Empty> );}export function AutocompleteItem<Value = unknown>({ className, children, disabled, ...props }: AutocompleteItemProps<Value>) { return ( <AutocompletePrimitive.Item data-control-ui="autocomplete" data-popup-kind="autocomplete" data-control-family="popup" data-slot="item" data-popup-part="item" disabled={disabled} className={cn(popupItemStructureClasses, className)} {...props} > <span data-control-ui="autocomplete" data-control-family="popup" data-popup-kind="autocomplete" data-slot="item-text" className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center truncate" > {children} </span> </AutocompletePrimitive.Item> );}export function AutocompleteGroup({ className, children, ...props }: AutocompleteGroupProps) { return ( <AutocompletePrimitive.Group data-control-ui="autocomplete" data-control-family="field" data-field-kind="autocomplete" data-slot="group" className={className} {...props} > {children} </AutocompletePrimitive.Group> );}export function AutocompleteGroupLabel({ className, children, ...props }: AutocompleteGroupLabelProps) { return ( <AutocompletePrimitive.GroupLabel data-control-ui="autocomplete" data-popup-kind="autocomplete" data-slot="group-label" data-control-family="popup" data-popup-part="label" className={cn("px-[calc(var(--padding-x)*0.5)]", className)} {...props} > {children} </AutocompletePrimitive.GroupLabel> );}Knobs
Typed custom properties the recipe paints with. Set one on the root — style, a utility class, or a skin — and every slot inherits it.
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