The following example will show you how to create typeahead with local dataset.
Set autocomplete="off" for the input box to prevent default browser menus from appearing over the Bootstrap type-ahead dropdown.
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/typeahead.js/0.9.3/typeahead.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$('input.typeahead').typeahead({
name: 'accounts',
local: ['Audi', 'BMW', 'Bugatti', 'Ferrari' ]
});
});
</script>
<style type="text/css">
.bs-example{
position: relative;
margin: 100px;
}
.typeahead, .tt-query, .tt-hint {
border: 2px solid #CCCCCC;
font-size: 24px;
height: 30px;
line-height: 30px;
outline: medium none;
padding: 8px 12px;
width: 396px;
}
.typeahead {
background-color: #FFFFFF;
}
.typeahead:focus {
border: 2px solid #0097CF;
}
.tt-query {
box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075) inset;
}
.tt-hint {
color: #999999;
}
.tt-dropdown-menu {
background-color: #FFFFFF;
border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
border-radius: 8px;
box-shadow: 0 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
margin-top: 12px;
padding: 8px 0;
width: 422px;
}
.tt-suggestion {
font-size: 24px;
line-height: 24px;
padding: 3px 20px;
}
.tt-suggestion.tt-is-under-cursor {
background-color: #0097CF;
color: #FFFFFF;
}
.tt-suggestion p {
margin: 0;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="bs-example">
<input type="text" class="typeahead tt-query" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false">
</div>
</body>
</html>We can specify external dataset through a URL pointing to a JSON file containing an array of data.
<script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $('input.typeahead').typeahead({ name: 'countries', prefetch: '../data/yourData.json', limit: 10 }); }); </script>