How can I enable clickable Vuetify3 autocomplete items with individual tooltips?

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I’m using Vue3 and Vuetify3 to create an autocomplete component where each item should display its own tooltip. However, when I wrap the list item with a v-tooltip activator, the dropdown items become unclickable even though the tooltips render correctly.

Below is my sample code:

VUE
<template>
  <v-autocomplete :items="items" :value="selectedItem">
    <template v-slot:item="data">
      <v-tooltip>
        <template v-slot:activator="{ props }">
          <v-list-item v-bind="props">
            {{ data.item.title }}
          </v-list-item>
        </template>
        <span>{{ data.item.raw.tooltip }}</span>
      </v-tooltip>
    </template>
  </v-autocomplete>
</template>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref } from "vue";

const selectedItem = ref(null);
const items = [
  { title: "Option 1", tooltip: "This is the first option" },
  { title: "Option 2", tooltip: "This is the second option" },
  { title: "Option 3", tooltip: "This is the third option" },
];
</script>

I want each autocomplete item to show a unique tooltip on hover while still allowing users to select the item with a click. I’ve seen suggestions to merge event listeners (using Vue’s mergeProps helper) or combine the tooltip’s activator props with the list item’s click events, but I haven’t found a solution that works with my code.

What changes should I make to ensure both the tooltips display correctly and the items remain clickable?

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago

Below is one approach to fix the issue. The problem is that wrapping your list item with a tooltip’s activator is causing the click events to not be forwarded to the list item. To solve this you need to merge the event listeners from the tooltip’s activator with the list item’s own events. You can do this using Vue’s mergeProps helper. Also, note that your item data doesn’t contain a raw object so you should reference the tooltip property directly.

Below is the updated code:

VUE
<template>
  <v-autocomplete :items="items" :value="selectedItem">
    <template v-slot:item="data">
      <v-tooltip>
        <template v-slot:activator="{ props }">
          <v-list-item v-bind="mergeProps(props)">
            {{ data.item.title }}
          </v-list-item>
        </template>
        <span>{{ data.item.tooltip }}</span>
      </v-tooltip>
    </template>
  </v-autocomplete>
</template>

<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref, mergeProps } from "vue";

const selectedItem = ref(null);

const items = [
  { title: "Option 1", tooltip: "This is the first option" },
  { title: "Option 2", tooltip: "This is the second option" },
  { title: "Option 3", tooltip: "This is the third option" },
];
</script>

Explanation

mergeProps:
The tooltip slot provides event listeners (and other properties) via its scope props. Instead of binding these directly to the list item (which may intercept the click without letting it pass to the autocomplete component), we merge them using Vue’s mergeProps helper. This ensures that both the tooltip’s and the list item’s click (and hover) events are properly combined.
Correct Data Reference:
Since each item only has a tooltip property, the code now references it as data.item.tooltip rather than data.item.raw.tooltip.

This way each autocomplete item will display its unique tooltip on hover while still letting the list item be clickable to make a selection.

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Answer by NeptunianObserver612 • 1 month ago

The item slot exposes its own props object, which you need to bind to the VListItem as well (or at least props.onClick).

You can bind them both by renaming the props so they have unique names and then restructuring them into the v-bind:

VUE
      <v-autocomplete :items="items" v-model="selectedItem">
        <template v-slot:item="{item, props: itemProps}">
          <v-tooltip>
            <template v-slot:activator="{ props: tooltipProps }">
              <v-list-item
                v-bind="{...tooltipProps, ...itemProps}"
              ></v-list-item>
            </template>
            <span>{{ item.raw.tooltip }}</span>
          </v-tooltip>
        </template>
      </v-autocomplete>

Both props contain a ref, so if you bind them both, one ref will be overridden. I don't think that matters, but if you want to make sure, bind the props to different tags.

Here it is in a playground.

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