vue-select/docs/content/guide/keydown.md

Customizing Keydown Behaviour

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selectOnKeyCodes

selectOnKeyCodes {Array} is an array of keyCodes that will trigger a typeAheadSelect. Any keyCodes in this array will prevent the default event action and trigger a typeahead select. By default, it's just [13] for return. For example, maybe you want to tag on a comma keystroke:

<<< @/.vitepress/components/TagOnComma.vue

mapKeyDown

Vue Select provides the map-keydown Function prop to allow for customizing the components response to keydown events while the search input has focus.

/**
 * @param map {Object} Mapped keyCode to handlers { <keyCode>:<callback> }
 * @param vm {VueSelect}
 * @return {Object}
 */
(map, vm) => map,

By default, the prop is a no–op returning the same object map object it receives. This object maps keyCodes to handlers: { <keyCode>: <callback> }. Modifying this object can override default functionality, or add handlers for different keys that the component doesn't normally listen for.

Note that any keyCodes you've added to selectOnKeyCodes will be passed to map-keydown as well, so map-keydown will always take precedence.

Default Handlers

//  delete
8: e => this.maybeDeleteValue()

//  tab
9: e => this.onTab()

//  enter
13: e => {
    e.preventDefault();
    return this.typeAheadSelect();
}

//  esc
27: e => this.onEscape()

//  up
38: e => {
    e.preventDefault();
    return this.typeAheadUp();
}

//  down
40: e => {
    e.preventDefault();
    return this.typeAheadDown();
}

Example: Autocomplete Email Addresses

This is example listens for the @ key, and autocompletes an email address with @gmail.com.

<<< @/.vitepress/components/CustomHandlers.vue