Methods.md

Public Methods

To access the component's public methods, add a ref to your typeahead instance and access the ref from a given handler:

<div>
  <Typeahead
    ...
    ref={(typeahead) => this.typeahead = typeahead}
  />
  <button onClick={() => this.typeahead.getInstance().clear()}>
    Clear Typeahead
  </button>
</div>

Note that you must use getInstance to get the typeahead instance. This is because react-bootstrap-typeahead is wrapped by the react-onclickoutside higher-order component, so the clear method is not directly available. See react-onclickoutside's documentation for more information.

blur()

Provides a programmatic way to blur the input.

clear()

Provides a programmatic way to reset the input. Calling the method will clear both text and selection(s).

Warning: Be careful when calling this method from the onChange handler. Doing so can cause an infinite loop since clear triggers the change event. If you want to clear the typeahead after a selection, be sure to check the length of the selections:

onChange = (selected) => {
  ...
  if (selected.length) {
    this.typeahead.getInstance().clear();
  }
}

focus()

Provides a programmatic way to focus the input.

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