Coveo Searchbox Component (CoveoSearchbox)

The Searchbox component allows you to conveniently instantiate two components which end users frequently use to enter and submit queries.

This component attaches itself to a div element and takes care of instantiating either a Querybox or an Omnibox component (see the enableOmnibox option). Optionally, the Searchbox can also instantiate a SearchButton component, and append it inside the same div (see the addSearchButton option).

Index

Methods

debugInfo

  • debugInfo(): any

disable

  • disable(): void
  • Disable the component. Normally this means that the component will not execute handlers for the framework events (query events, for example). Components are enabled by default on creation.

    Returns void

enable

  • enable(): void
  • Enable the component. Normally this means that the component will execute handlers for the framework events (query events, for example). Components are enabled by default on creation.

    Returns void

getBindings

Static get

  • get(element: HTMLElement, componentClass?: any, noThrow?: boolean): BaseComponent
  • Get the bound component to the given HTMLElement. Throws an assert if the HTMLElement has no component bound, unless using the noThrow argument.
    If there is multiple component bound to the current HTMLElement, you must specify the component class.

    Parameters

    • element: HTMLElement

      HTMLElement for which to get the bound component.

    • Optional componentClass: any

      Optional component class. If the HTMLElement has multiple components bound, you must specify which one you are targeting.

    • Optional noThrow: boolean

      Boolean option to tell the method to not throw on error.

    Returns BaseComponent

Properties

bind

Allows the component to bind events and execute them only when it is enabled.

type

{Coveo.ComponentEvents}

componentOptionsModel

componentOptionsModel: ComponentOptionsModel

Contains the state of options for different components. Mainly used by ResultLink.

componentStateModel

componentStateModel: ComponentStateModel

Contains the state of different components (enabled vs disabled). Allows to get/set values. Triggers component state event when modified. Each component can listen to those events.

disabled

disabled: boolean

A disabled component will not participate in the query, or listen to ComponentEvents.

type

{boolean}

logger

logger: Logger

Allows component to log in the dev console.

queryController

queryController: QueryController

Contains the singleton that allows to trigger queries.

queryStateModel

queryStateModel: QueryStateModel

Contains the state of the query. Allows to get/set values. Trigger query state event when modified. Each component can listen to those events.

root

root: HTMLElement

A reference to the root HTMLElement (the SearchInterface).

searchButton

searchButton: SearchButton

The SearchButton component instance.

searchInterface

searchInterface: SearchInterface

A reference to the root of every component, the SearchInterface.

searchbox

searchbox: Querybox | Omnibox

The component instance which allows end users to input queries.

Can be either a Querybox or an Omnibox component, depending on the value of enableOmnibox.

Static ID

ID: string

The static ID that each component needs in order to be identified.
For example, SearchButton -> static ID: SearchButton -> className: CoveoSearchButton

Accessors

usageAnalytics

Component Options

addSearchButton

addSearchButton: boolean

Specifies whether to instantiate a SearchButton component.

Default value is true.

Default

true

Markup configuration example(s) :
data-add-search-button='true'
data-add-search-button='false'

enableOmnibox

enableOmnibox: boolean

Specifies whether to instantiate an Omnibox component.

When this option is false, the Searchbox instantiates a Querybox component instead.

Note:

You can use configuration options specific to the component you choose to instantiate with the Searchbox.

Examples:

In this first case, the Searchbox instantiates a Querybox component. You can configure this Querybox instance using any of the Querybox component options, such as triggerQueryOnClear.

<div class='CoveoSearchbox' data-trigger-query-on-clear='true'></div>

In this second case, the Searchbox instantiates an Omnibox component. You can configure this Omnibox instance using any of the Omnibox component options, such as placeholder. Moreover, since the Omnibox component inherits all of the Querybox component options, the data-trigger-query-on-clear option from the previous example would also work on this Omnibox instance.

<div class='CoveoSearchbox' data-enable-omnibox='true' data-placeholder='Please enter a query'></div>

Default value is true.

Default

true

Markup configuration example(s) :
data-enable-omnibox='true'
data-enable-omnibox='false'

height

height: number

A custom height for the search box (in pixels).

Note: Avoid setting this option if you want to modify the search box styling through custom CSS.

Minimum value is 25

Default behavior: The most specific CSS rules targeting HTML elements generated by the Searchbox component are used (e.g., if you are only using the default CoveoFullSearch.css stylesheet with no further styling customizations, the search box height will be set to 50 pixels by default).

Minimum

25

Available since

July 2019 Release (v2.6459)

Markup configuration example(s) :
data-height='10'

Constructors

constructor

  • Creates a new Searchbox component. Creates a new Coveo.Magicbox instance and wraps magic box methods (onblur, onsubmit, etc.). Binds event on buildingQuery and on redirection (for standalone box).

    Parameters

    • element: HTMLElement

      The HTMLElement on which to instantiate the component. This cannot be an HTMLInputElement for technical reasons.

    • Optional options: ISearchboxOptions

      The options for the Searchbox component. These will merge with the options from the component set directly on the HTMLElement.

    • Optional bindings: IComponentBindings

      The bindings that the component requires to function normally. If not set, these will be automatically resolved (with a slower execution time).

    Returns Searchbox