[GH #1227] What is "query" used for in Dropdown source function?

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#1

Is there an explanation of what the “query” parameter used for in your “Autocomplete strict mode (Ajax)” example at the link below is used for? How or why would I use this?

Code snippet:

  columns: [
    {
      type: 'autocomplete',
      
     // how and why is the below 'query' parameter used?
      source(query, process) {
        fetch('https://handsontable.com/docs/scripts/json/autocomplete.json')
          .then(response => response.json())
          .then(response => process(response.data));
      },
      strict: true
    },

Link:

Autocomplete cell type - JavaScript Data Grid | Handsontable

#2

Hi @ptownbro

Thank you for reporting this. Indeed, there is no explanation of what those parameters are, and how they should be used. Also, I couldn’t find any information about it in the source code. I have reported this internally, and I’ll update you as soon as we fix this.

#3

Great. Thank you! Look forward to a future reply. In the meantime… on to the next one. :slight_smile:

#4

query is the search query or the search term. You can use this query variable and pass it to the fetch if you have a search endpoint.

#5

Hi @r.evangelio

Thank you for this information. Nevertheless, we will fix the description in the documentation to avoid any confusion.