Vue Lookup API
The Lookup is a UI component that allows an end user to search for an item in a collection shown in a drop-down menu.
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React
Props
An object defining configuration properties for the Lookup UI component.
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| accessKey | Specifies the shortcut key that sets focus on the UI component.  | 
            
| activeStateEnabled | Specifies whether the UI component changes its state as a result of user interaction.  | 
            
| applyButtonText | The text displayed on the Apply button.  | 
            
| applyValueMode | Specifies the way an end-user applies the selected value.  | 
            
| cancelButtonText | The text displayed on the Cancel button.  | 
            
| cleanSearchOnOpening | Specifies whether or not the UI component cleans the search box when the popup window is displayed.  | 
            
| clearButtonText | The text displayed on the Clear button.  | 
            
| dataSource | Binds the UI component to data.  | 
            
| deferRendering | Specifies whether to render the drop-down field's content when it is displayed. If false, the content is rendered immediately.  | 
            
| disabled | Specifies whether the UI component responds to user interaction.  | 
            
| displayExpr | Specifies the data field whose values should be displayed.  | 
            
| displayValue | Returns the value currently displayed by the UI component.  | 
            
| dropDownCentered | Specifies whether to vertically align the drop-down menu so that the selected item is in its center. Applies only in Material Design themes.  | 
            
| dropDownOptions | Configures the drop-down field.  | 
            
| elementAttr | Specifies the global attributes to be attached to the UI component's container element.  | 
            
| fieldComponent | An alias for the fieldTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.  | 
            
| fieldRender | An alias for the fieldTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.  | 
            
| fieldTemplate | Specifies a custom template for the input field.  | 
            
| focusStateEnabled | Specifies whether the UI component can be focused using keyboard navigation.  | 
            
| groupComponent | An alias for the groupTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.  | 
            
| grouped | A Boolean value specifying whether or not to group UI component items.  | 
            
| groupRender | An alias for the groupTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.  | 
            
| groupTemplate | Specifies a custom template for group captions.  | 
            
| height | Specifies the UI component's height.  | 
            
| hint | Specifies text for a hint that appears when a user pauses on the UI component.  | 
            
| hoverStateEnabled | Specifies whether the UI component changes its state when a user pauses on it.  | 
            
| inputAttr | Specifies the attributes to be passed on to the underlying HTML element.  | 
            
| isValid | Specifies or indicates whether the editor's value is valid.  | 
            
| itemComponent | An alias for the itemTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.  | 
            
| itemRender | An alias for the itemTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.  | 
            
| items | An array of items displayed by the UI component.  | 
            
| itemTemplate | Specifies a custom template for items.  | 
            
| label | Specifies a text string used to annotate the editor's value.  | 
            
| labelMode | Specifies the label's display mode.  | 
            
| minSearchLength | The minimum number of characters that must be entered into the text box to begin a search. Applies only if searchEnabled is true.  | 
            
| name | The value to be assigned to the   | 
            
| nextButtonText | The text displayed on the button used to load the next page from the data source.  | 
            
| noDataText | Specifies the text or HTML markup displayed by the UI component if the item collection is empty.  | 
            
| onClosed | A function that is executed once the drop-down editor is closed.  | 
            
| onContentReady | A function that is executed when the UI component is rendered and each time the component is repainted.  | 
            
| onDisposing | A function that is executed before the UI component is disposed of.  | 
            
| onInitialized | A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the UI component instance.  | 
            
| onItemClick | A function that is executed when a list item is clicked or tapped.  | 
            
| onOpened | A function that is executed once the drop-down editor is opened.  | 
            
| onOptionChanged | A function that is executed after a UI component property is changed.  | 
            
| onPageLoading | A function that is executed before the next page is loaded.  | 
            
| onPullRefresh | A function that is executed when the "pull to refresh" gesture is performed on the drop-down item list. Supported on mobile devices only.  | 
            
| onScroll | A function that is executed on each scroll gesture performed on the drop-down item list.  | 
            
| onSelectionChanged | A function that is executed when a list item is selected or selection is canceled.  | 
            
| onValueChanged | A function that is executed after the UI component's value is changed.  | 
            
| opened | Specifies whether or not the drop-down editor is displayed.  | 
            
| pageLoadingText | Specifies the text shown in the pullDown panel, which is displayed when the UI component is scrolled to the bottom.  | 
            
| pageLoadMode | Specifies whether the next page is loaded when a user scrolls the UI component to the bottom or when the "next" button is clicked.  | 
            
| placeholder | The text displayed by the UI component when nothing is selected.  | 
            
| pulledDownText | Specifies the text displayed in the pullDown panel when the UI component is pulled below the refresh threshold.  | 
            
| pullingDownText | Specifies the text shown in the pullDown panel while the list is being pulled down to the refresh threshold.  | 
            
| pullRefreshEnabled | A Boolean value specifying whether or not the UI component supports the "pull down to refresh" gesture.  | 
            
| refreshingText | Specifies the text displayed in the pullDown panel while the UI component is being refreshed.  | 
            
| rtlEnabled | Switches the UI component to a right-to-left representation.  | 
            
| searchEnabled | Specifies whether the search box is visible.  | 
            
| searchExpr | Specifies the name of a data source item field or an expression whose value is compared to the search criterion.  | 
            
| searchMode | Specifies a comparison operation used to search UI component items.  | 
            
| searchPlaceholder | The text that is provided as a hint in the lookup's search bar.  | 
            
| searchTimeout | Specifies the time delay, in milliseconds, after the last character has been typed in, before a search is executed.  | 
            
| selectedItem | Gets the currently selected item.  | 
            
| showCancelButton | Specifies whether to display the Cancel button in the lookup window.  | 
            
| showClearButton | Specifies whether to display the Clear button in the lookup window.  | 
            
| showDataBeforeSearch | Specifies whether or not the UI component displays unfiltered values until a user types a number of characters exceeding the minSearchLength property value.  | 
            
| stylingMode | Specifies how the UI component's text field is styled.  | 
            
| tabIndex | Specifies the number of the element when the Tab key is used for navigating.  | 
            
| text | The read-only property that holds the text displayed by the UI component input element.  | 
            
| useItemTextAsTitle | Specifies whether the Lookup uses item's text a title attribute.  | 
            
| useNativeScrolling | Specifies whether or not the UI component uses native scrolling.  | 
            
| usePopover | Specifies whether to show lookup contents in the Popover UI component.  | 
            
| validationError | Information on the broken validation rule. Contains the first item from the validationErrors array.  | 
            
| validationErrors | An array of the validation rules that failed.  | 
            
| validationMessageMode | Specifies how the message about the validation rules that are not satisfied by this editor's value is displayed.  | 
            
| validationStatus | Indicates or specifies the current validation status.  | 
            
| value | Specifies the currently selected value. May be an object if dataSource contains objects and valueExpr is not set.  | 
            
| valueChangeEvent | Specifies the DOM events after which the UI component's search results should be updated.  | 
            
| valueExpr | Specifies which data field provides unique values to the UI component's value.  | 
            
| visible | Specifies whether the UI component is visible.  | 
            
| width | Specifies the UI component's width.  | 
            
| wrapItemText | Specifies whether text that exceeds the drop-down list width should be wrapped.  | 
            
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Methods
This section describes the methods that control the Lookup UI component.
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| beginUpdate() | Prevents the UI component from refreshing until the endUpdate() method is called.  | 
            
| blur() | Removes focus from the input element.  | 
            
| close() | Closes the drop-down editor.  | 
            
| content() | Gets the popup window's content.  | 
            
| defaultOptions(rule) | Specifies the device-dependent default configuration properties for this component.  | 
            
| dispose() | Disposes of all the resources allocated to the Lookup instance.  | 
            
| element() | Gets the root UI component element.  | 
            
| endUpdate() | Refreshes the UI component after a call of the beginUpdate() method.  | 
            
| field() | Gets the UI component's   | 
            
| focus() | Sets focus to the input element representing the UI component.  | 
            
| getDataSource() | Gets the DataSource instance.  | 
            
| getInstance(element) | Gets the instance of a UI component found using its DOM node.  | 
            
| instance() | Gets the UI component's instance. Use it to access other methods of the UI component.  | 
            
| off(eventName) | Detaches all event handlers from a single event.  | 
            
| off(eventName, eventHandler) | Detaches a particular event handler from a single event.  | 
            
| on(eventName, eventHandler) | Subscribes to an event.  | 
            
| on(events) | Subscribes to events.  | 
            
| open() | Opens the drop-down editor.  | 
            
| option() | Gets all UI component properties.  | 
            
| option(optionName) | Gets the value of a single property.  | 
            
| option(optionName, optionValue) | Updates the value of a single property.  | 
            
| option(options) | Updates the values of several properties.  | 
            
| registerKeyHandler(key, handler) | Registers a handler to be executed when a user presses a specific key.  | 
            
| repaint() | Repaints the UI component without reloading data. Call it to update the UI component's markup.  | 
            
| reset() | Resets the value property to the default value.  | 
            
| resetOption(optionName) | Resets a property to its default value.  | 
            
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Events
This section describes events fired by this UI component.
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| closed | Raised once the drop-down editor is closed.  | 
            
| contentReady | Raised when the UI component's content is ready.  | 
            
| disposing | Raised before the UI component is disposed of.  | 
            
| initialized | Raised only once, after the UI component is initialized.  | 
            
| itemClick | Raised when a list item is clicked or tapped.  | 
            
| opened | Raised once the drop-down editor is opened.  | 
            
| optionChanged | Raised after a UI component property is changed.  | 
            
| pageLoading | Raised before the next page is loaded.  | 
            
| pullRefresh | Raised when the "pull to refresh" gesture is performed on the drop-down item list.  | 
            
| scroll | Raised on each scroll gesture performed on the drop-down item list.  | 
            
| selectionChanged | Raised when a list item is selected or selection is canceled.  | 
            
| valueChanged | Raised after the UI component's value is changed.  | 
            
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