React Tag Autocomplete

React Tag Autocomplete is a simple, accessible, tagging component ready to drop into your React projects. Try the examples here.

• Installation
• Usage
  • Props
  • API
  • Styling
• Development

Please note: This repository is for v7 and above. To view the previous versions of this package, compatible with React v16 and v17, go to the old repository. If you're upgrading from v6 please see to the migration guide

Installation

This is a Node.js module available through the npm registry. Node 16 and React 18 or above are required.

Installation is done using the npm install command:

$ npm install -S react-tag-autocomplete

Usage

import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react'
import { ReactTags } from 'react-tag-autocomplete'
import { suggestions } from './country-list'

function CountrySelector() {
  const [selected, setSelected] = useState([])

  const onAdd = useCallback(
    (newTag) => {
      setSelected([...selected, newTag])
    },
    [selected]
  )

  const onDelete = useCallback(
    (tagIndex) => {
      setSelected(selected.filter((_, i) => i !== tagIndex))
    },
    [selected]
  )

  return (
    <ReactTags
      labelText="Select countries"
      selected={selected}
      suggestions={suggestions}
      onAdd={onAdd}
      onDelete={onDelete}
      noOptionsText="No matching countries"
    />
  )
}

Props

• activateFirstOption
• allowBackspace
• allowNew
• allowResize
• ariaAddedText
• ariaDeletedText
• ariaDescribedBy
• ariaErrorMessage
• classNames
• collapseOnSelect
• deleteButtonText
• delimiterKeys
• id
• isDisabled
• isInvalid
• labelText
• newOptionPosition
• newOptionText
• noOptionsText
• onAdd
• onBlur
• onCollapse
• onDelete
• onExpand
• onFocus
• onInput
• onShouldCollapse
• onShouldExpand
• onValidate
• placeholderText
• renderHighlight
• renderInput
• renderLabel
• renderListBox
• renderOption
• renderRoot
• renderTagList
• renderTag
• selected
• suggestions
• suggestionsTransform
• tagListLabelText

activateFirstOption (optional)

Automatically activate the first option when the listbox expands and switch the active option directly from first to last/last to first when the selection wraps. Defaults to false.

allowBackspace (optional)

Enable users to delete selected tags when the backspace key is pressed whilst the text input is empty. Defaults to true.

allowNew (optional)

Enable users to add new (not suggested) tags based on the input text. The new tag label and value will be set as the input text. Defaults to false.

allowResize (optional)

Enable the text input to automatically resize to fit its value. Defaults to true.

ariaAddedText (optional)

The status text announced when a selected tag is added. The placeholder %value% will be replaced by the selected tag label. Defaults to "Added tag %value%".

ariaDeletedText (optional)

The status text announced when a selected tag is removed. The placeholder %value% will be replaced by the removed tag label. Defaults to "Removed tag %value%".

ariaDescribedBy (optional)

References elements by ID which contain more information about the component. Defaults to "".

ariaErrorMessage (optional)

References an element by ID which contains more information about errors relating to the component. Defaults to "".

classNames (optional)

Override the default class names used by the component. Defaults to:

{
  root: 'react-tags',
  rootIsActive: 'is-active',
  rootIsDisabled: 'is-disabled',
  rootIsInvalid: 'is-invalid',
  label: 'react-tags__label',
  tagList: 'react-tags__list',
  tagListItem: 'react-tags__list-item',
  tag: 'react-tags__tag',
  tagName: 'react-tags__tag-name',
  comboBox: 'react-tags__combobox',
  input: 'react-tags__combobox-input',
  listBox: 'react-tags__listbox',
  option: 'react-tags__listbox-option',
  optionIsActive: 'is-active',
  highlight: 'react-tags__listbox-option-highlight',
}

collapseOnSelect (optional)

Controls whether the listbox should automatically collapse when a tag is selected. Defaults to false.

deleteButtonText (optional)

The helper text added to each selected tag. The placeholder %value% will be replaced by the selected tag label. Defaults to "Remove %value% from the list".

delimiterKeys (optional)

Array of key names matching KeyboardEvent key values. When a matching key is pressed it will trigger tag selection. Defaults to ['Enter'].

id (optional)

The ID attribute given to the component and used as a prefix for all sub-component IDs. This must be unique for each instance of the component. Defaults to: "ReactTags".

isDisabled (optional)

Disables all interactive elements of the component. Defaults to: false.

isInvalid (optional)

Marks the input as invalid. When true this should be used along with the ariaErrorMessage prop to provide details about the problem. Defaults to: false.

labelText (optional)

The label text used to describe the component and input. Please note that the label is visually hidden with CSS in the example code. Defaults to: "Select tags".

newOptionPosition (optional)

The position of the new tag option shown when the allowNew prop is enabled, either "first" or "last". Defaults to "last".

newOptionText (optional)

The text displayed in the new tag option shown when the allowNew prop is enabled. The placeholder %value% will be replaced by the current input value. Defaults to "Add %value%".

noOptionsText (optional)

The option text shown when there are no matching suggestions. The placeholder %value% will be replaced by the current input value. Defaults to "No options found for %value%".

onAdd (required)

Callback function called when the user wants to select a tag. Receives the tag. Example:

const [selected, setSelected] = useState([])

function onAdd(newTag) {
  setSelected([...selected, newTag])
}

onBlur (optional)

Callback function called when the component loses focus. Receives no arguments.

onCollapse (optional)

Callback function called when the listbox collapses. Receives no arguments.

onDelete (required)

Callback function called when the user wants to remove a selected tag. Receives the index of the selected tag. Example:

const [selected, setSelected] = useState([])

function onDelete(tagIndex) {
  setSelected(selected.filter((_, i) => i !== tagIndex))
}

onExpand (optional)

Callback function called when the listbox expands. Receives no arguments.

onFocus (optional)

Callback function called when the component gains focus. Receives no arguments.

onInput (optional)

Optional callback function called each time the input value changes. Receives the new input value. Example:

const [value, setValue] = useState('')

function onInput(value) {
  setValue(value)
}

onShouldCollapse (optional)

Optional callback function called before the listbox collapses and can be used to override the behavior and force the listbox to remain expanded. Receives the input value and should return a boolean. Example:

function onShouldCollapse(value) {
  return value.length === 0
}

onShouldExpand (optional)

Optional callback function called before the listbox expands and can be used to override the behavior and force the listbox to remain collapsed. Receives the input value and should return a boolean. Example:

function onShouldExpand(value) {
  return value.length > 1
}

onValidate (optional)

Callback function called when the input value changes and is used to enable or disable the new option when the allowNew prop is true. Receives the new input value and should return a boolean. Example:

function onValidate(value) {
  return /^[a-z]{4,12}$/i.test(value)
}

placeholderText (optional)

The placeholder text shown in the input when it is empty. Defaults to "Add a tag".

renderHighlight (optional)

A custom option text highlight component to render. Receives the highlighted text and classNames as props. Defaults to null.

function CustomHighlight({ classNames, text }) {
  return <span className={classNames.highlight}>{text}</span>
}

renderInput (optional)

A custom text input component to render. Receives required input element attributes, input width (if allowResize prop is enabled) and classNames as props. Defaults to null.

function CustomInput({ classNames, inputWidth, ...inputProps }) {
  return <input className={classNames.input} style={{ width: inputWidth }} {...inputProps} />
}

renderLabel (optional)

A custom label component to render. Receives the label text as children, required label element attributes, and classNames as props. Defaults to null.

function CustomLabel({ children, classNames, ...labelProps }) {
  return (
    <div className={classNames.label} {...labelProps}>
      {children}
    </div>
  )
}

renderListBox (optional)

A custom list box component to render. Receives the options as children, required list box element attributes, and classNames as props. Defaults to null.

function CustomListBox({ children, classNames, ...listBoxProps }) {
  return (
    <div className={classNames.listBox} {...listBoxProps}>
      {children}
    </div>
  )
}

renderOption (optional)

A custom option component to render. Receives the pre-rendered text as children, option object, required option element attributes, and classNames as props. Defaults to null.

function CustomOption({ children, classNames, option, ...optionProps }) {
  const classes = [
    classNames.option,
    option.active ? 'is-active' : '',
    option.selected ? 'is-selected' : '',
  ]

  return (
    <div className={classes.join(' ')} {...optionProps}>
      {children}
    </div>
  )
}

renderRoot (optional)

A custom root component to render. Receives the selected tag list and combobox as children, component states, required root element attributes, and classNames as props. Defaults to null.

function CustomRoot({ children, classNames, isActive, isDisabled, isInvalid, ...rootProps }) {
  const classes = [classNames.root]

  if (isActive) classes.push(classNames.rootIsActive)
  if (isDisabled) classes.push(classNames.rootIsDisabled)
  if (isInvalid) classes.push(classNames.rootIsInvalid)

  return (
    <div className={classes.join(' ')} {...rootProps}>
      {children}
    </div>
  )
}

renderTagList (optional)

A custom selected tag list component to render. Receives the selected tags as children, required tag list element attributes, and classNames as props. Defaults to null.

function CustomTagList({ children, classNames, ...tagListprops }) {
  return (
    <ul className={classNames.tagList} {...tagListprops}>
      {React.Children.map(children, (child) => (
        <li className={classNames.tagListItem} key={child.key}>
          {child}
        </li>
      ))}
    </ul>
  )
}

renderTag (optional)

A custom selected tag component to render. Receives the selected tag object, required tag element attributes, and classNames as props. Defaults to null.

function CustomTag({ classNames, tag, ...tagProps }) {
  return (
    <button type="button" className={classNames.tag} {...tagProps}>
      <span className={classNames.tagName}>{tag.label}</span>
    </button>
  )
}

selected (optional)

An array of selected tags. Each tag is an object which must have a value and a label property. Defaults to [].

const tags = [
  { value: 1, label: 'Apples' },
  { value: 2, label: 'Pears' },
]

For TypeScript users the TagSelected type can be extended with additional properties:

import type { TagSelected } from 'react-tag-autocomplete'
type CustomTagSelected = TagSelected & { myProperty: string }
const [selected, setSelected] = useState<CustomTagSelected[]>([])

suggestions (optional)

An array of tags for the user select. Each suggestion is an object which must have a value and a label property. Suggestions may also specify a disabled property to make the suggestion non-selectable. Defaults to [].

const suggestions = [
  { value: 3, label: 'Bananas' },
  { value: 4, label: 'Mangos' },
  { value: 5, label: 'Lemons' },
  { value: 6, label: 'Apricots', disabled: true },
]

For TypeScript users the TagSuggestion type can be extended with additional properties:

import type { TagSuggestion } from 'react-tag-autocomplete'
type CustomTagSuggestion = TagSuggestion & { myProperty: string }
const suggestions: CustomTagSuggestion[] = []

suggestionsTransform (optional)

Callback function to apply a custom filter to the list of suggestions. The callback receives two arguments; the current input value and the array of suggestions and must return a new array of suggestions. Using this prop you could sort suggestions or change the number of suggestions. Example:

import matchSorter from 'match-sorter'

function suggestionsTransform(value, suggestions) {
  return matchSorter(suggestions, value, { keys: ['label'] })
}

tagListLabelText (optional)

The ARIA label text added to the selected tags list. Defaults to "Selected tags".

API

By adding a ref to any instances of this component you can access its API methods.

const api = useRef(null)

<ReactTags ref={api} />

<button type="button" onClick={() => api.current.input.focus()}>
  Focus input
</button>

input.blur()

Removes cursor focus from the input.

input.focus()

Moves cursor focus to the input.

input.value

A getter/setter for the input value. If attempting to set a non-string value it will be stringified.

listBox.collapse()

Collapses the listbox if currently expanded.

listBox.expand()

Expands the listbox if currently collapsed.

listBox.activeOption

A getter for the currently active option.

listBox.isExpanded

A getter for the current listbox state. Returns a suggested option or null.

select()

Triggers the select function to add or remove the currently highlighted option.

Styling

It is possible to customize the appearance of the component using CSS, the included styles found in /example/styles.css are only an example. Custom class names can be provided to the component via the classNames prop.

Development

This project is written using TypeScript, Prettier for code formatting, ESLint for static analysis, and is tested with Vitest and Testing Library.

License

This project is ISC licensed. You are free to modify and distribute this code in private or commercial projects but the license and copyright notice must remain.