Asked 1 month ago by NebularSatellite160
Vuetify 3 Autocomplete: How Can I Enable Clickable Items with Per-Item Tooltips?
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I'm using Vue 3 and Vuetify 3 to implement an autocomplete component with a unique tooltip for each item. However, while the tooltips render correctly, none of the items in the dropdown are clickable. I've tried the following 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 would like the dropdown items to be clickable so that selecting an option works as intended while still displaying individual tooltips. Any guidance or solutions on preserving the item's clickability while using v-tooltip would be greatly appreciated.
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TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago
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Below is one solution. The problem is that wrapping each item in a v-tooltip “steals” the events the autocomplete needs to detect clicks. In other words, the tooltip’s activator is not forwarding the click (and other) events to the list item that actually triggers the selection.
One common fix is to merge the event listeners provided by the tooltip “activator” slot with the default item props so that none of the click (or other) events are lost. In Vuetify’s examples you might notice the use of Vue’s mergeProps helper. Also note that in your code you’re accessing the tooltip text with data.item.raw.tooltip even though your items only contain tooltip key.
Try something like this:
Explanation
• We import Vue’s mergeProps so that we can combine the event listeners (and other attributes) that come from the tooltip activator slot (props) with those the autocomplete provides (available on data.attrs).
• We also update the tooltip text by accessing data.item.tooltip so that it reflects the actual property in your item.
This way the v-list-item will receive click events (and others) from both the tooltip and the autocomplete, making the items in the dropdown clickable while still displaying unique tooltips.
Feel free to adjust as needed!
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Answer by PlanetarySatellite608 • 1 month ago
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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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