PrimeFaces - AutoComplete Example

Following example shows how to use AutoComplete component to display suggestions while entering text in a field.

JSF page

src/main/webapp/index.xhtml

<h:form>
    Enter Name:
    <p:autoComplete value="#{exampleBean.inputName}"
                    maxResults="10"
                    completeMethod="#{exampleBean.nameSuggestions}"/>

    <p:commandButton value="Submit" icon="ui-icon-check" update=":outputPanel"/>
</h:form>

The manage bean

@ManagedBean
@ViewScoped
public class ExampleBean {
  private String inputName;

  public List<String> nameSuggestions(String enteredValue) {
      List<String> matches = new ArrayList<>();
      //using data factory for getting suggestions
      for (String s : new DefaultNameDataValues().getFirstNames()) {
          if (s.toLowerCase().startsWith(enteredValue.toLowerCase())) {
              matches.add(s);
          }
      }
      return matches;
  }

  public String getInputName() {
      return inputName;
  }

  public void setInputName(String inputName) {
      System.out.println(inputName);
      this.inputName = inputName;
  }
}

mvn tomcat7:run-war

Output

Example Project

Dependencies and Technologies Used:

• primefaces 6.1 primefaces
• jsf-api 2.2.14: This is the master POM file for Oracle's Implementation of the JSF 2.2 Specification.
• jsf-impl 2.2.14: This is the master POM file for Oracle's Implementation of the JSF 2.2 Specification.
• datafactory 0.8: Library to generate data for testing.
• JDK 1.8
• Maven 3.3.9