Version: v6

ion-searchbar

Keyboard Display
Interfaces
Usage
Properties
Events
Methods
CSS Custom Properties

Searchbars represent a text field that can be used to search through a collection. They can be displayed inside of a toolbar or the main content.

A Searchbar should be used instead of an input to search lists. A clear button is displayed upon entering input in the searchbar's text field. Clicking on the clear button will erase the text field and the input will remain focused. A cancel button can be enabled which will clear the input and lose the focus upon click.

Keyboard Display

Android

By default, tapping the input will cause the keyboard to appear with a magnifying glass icon on the submit button. You can optionally set the inputmode property to "search", which will change the icon from a magnifying glass to a carriage return.

iOS

By default, tapping the input will cause the keyboard to appear with the text "return" on a gray submit button. You can optionally set the inputmode property to "search", which will change the text from "return" to "go", and change the button color from gray to blue. Alternatively, you can wrap the ion-searchbar in a form element with an action property. This will cause the keyboard to appear with a blue submit button that says "search".

Interfaces

SearchbarChangeEventDetail

interface SearchbarChangeEventDetail {
  value?: string;
}

SearchbarCustomEvent

While not required, this interface can be used in place of the CustomEvent interface for stronger typing with Ionic events emitted from this component.

interface SearchbarCustomEvent extends CustomEvent {
  detail: SearchbarChangeEventDetail;
  target: HTMLIonSearchbarElement;
}

Usage

Angular
Javascript
React
Stencil
Vue

<!-- Default Searchbar -->
<ion-searchbar></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with cancel button always shown -->
<ion-searchbar showCancelButton="always"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with cancel button never shown -->
<ion-searchbar showCancelButton="never"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with cancel button shown on focus -->
<ion-searchbar showCancelButton="focus"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with danger color -->
<ion-searchbar color="danger"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with value -->
<ion-searchbar value="Ionic"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with telephone type -->
<ion-searchbar type="tel"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with numeric inputmode -->
<ion-searchbar inputmode="numeric"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar disabled -->
<ion-searchbar disabled="true"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with a cancel button and custom cancel button text -->
<ion-searchbar showCancelButton="focus" cancelButtonText="Custom Cancel"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with a custom debounce -->
<ion-searchbar debounce="500"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Animated Searchbar -->
<ion-searchbar animated></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with a placeholder -->
<ion-searchbar placeholder="Filter Schedules"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar in a Toolbar -->
<ion-toolbar>
  <ion-searchbar></ion-searchbar>
</ion-toolbar>

<!-- Default Searchbar -->
<ion-searchbar></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with cancel button always shown -->
<ion-searchbar show-cancel-button="always"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with cancel button never shown -->
<ion-searchbar show-cancel-button="never"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with cancel button shown on focus -->
<ion-searchbar show-cancel-button="focus"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with danger color -->
<ion-searchbar color="danger"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with value -->
<ion-searchbar value="Ionic"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with telephone type -->
<ion-searchbar type="tel"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with numeric inputmode -->
<ion-searchbar inputmode="numeric"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar disabled -->
<ion-searchbar disabled="true"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with a cancel button and custom cancel button text -->
<ion-searchbar show-cancel-button="focus" cancel-button-text="Custom Cancel"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with a custom debounce -->
<ion-searchbar debounce="500"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Animated Searchbar -->
<ion-searchbar animated></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar with a placeholder -->
<ion-searchbar placeholder="Filter Schedules"></ion-searchbar>

<!-- Searchbar in a Toolbar -->
<ion-toolbar>
  <ion-searchbar></ion-searchbar>
</ion-toolbar>

import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { IonContent, IonHeader, IonPage, IonTitle, IonToolbar, IonSearchbar, IonFooter } from '@ionic/react';

export const SearchBarExamples: React.FC = () => {
  const [searchText, setSearchText] = useState('');
  return (
    <IonPage>
      <IonHeader>
        <IonToolbar>
          <IonTitle>IonSearchBar Examples</IonTitle>
        </IonToolbar>
      </IonHeader>
      <IonContent>
        <p>Default Searchbar</p>
        <IonSearchbar value={searchText} onIonChange={e => setSearchText(e.detail.value!)}></IonSearchbar>

        <p>Searchbar with cancel button always shown</p>
        <IonSearchbar value={searchText} onIonChange={e => setSearchText(e.detail.value!)} showCancelButton="always"></IonSearchbar>

        <p>Searchbar with cancel button never shown</p>
        <IonSearchbar value={searchText} onIonChange={e => setSearchText(e.detail.value!)} showCancelButton="never"></IonSearchbar>

        <p>Searchbar with cancel button shown on focus</p>
        <IonSearchbar value={searchText} onIonChange={e => setSearchText(e.detail.value!)} showCancelButton="focus"></IonSearchbar>

        <p>Searchbar with danger color</p>
        <IonSearchbar value={searchText} onIonChange={e => setSearchText(e.detail.value!)} color="danger"></IonSearchbar>

        <p>Searchbar with telephone type</p>
        <IonSearchbar value={searchText} onIonChange={e => setSearchText(e.detail.value!)} type="tel"></IonSearchbar>

        <p>Searchbar with numeric inputmode</p>
        <IonSearchbar value={searchText} onIonChange={e => setSearchText(e.detail.value!)} inputmode="numeric"></IonSearchbar>

        <p>Searchbar disabled </p>
        <IonSearchbar value={searchText} onIonChange={e => setSearchText(e.detail.value!)} disabled={true}></IonSearchbar>

        <p>Searchbar with a cancel button and custom cancel button text</p>
        <IonSearchbar value={searchText} onIonChange={e => setSearchText(e.detail.value!)} showCancelButton="focus" cancelButtonText="Custom Cancel"></IonSearchbar>

        <p>Searchbar with a custom debounce - Note: debounce only works on onIonChange event</p>
        <IonSearchbar value={searchText} onIonChange={e => setSearchText(e.detail.value!)} debounce={1000}></IonSearchbar>

        <p>Animated Searchbar</p>
        <IonSearchbar value={searchText} onIonChange={e => setSearchText(e.detail.value!)} animated></IonSearchbar>

        <p>Searchbar with a placeholder</p>
        <IonSearchbar value={searchText} onIonChange={e => setSearchText(e.detail.value!)} placeholder="Filter Schedules"></IonSearchbar>

        <p>Searchbar in a Toolbar</p>
        <IonToolbar>
          <IonSearchbar value={searchText} onIonChange={e => setSearchText(e.detail.value!)}></IonSearchbar>
        </IonToolbar>

      </IonContent>
      <IonFooter>
        <IonToolbar>
          Search Text: {searchText ?? '(none)'}
        </IonToolbar>
      </IonFooter>
    </IonPage>
  );
};

import { Component, h } from '@stencil/core';

@Component({
  tag: 'searchbar-example',
  styleUrl: 'searchbar-example.css'
})
export class SearchbarExample {
  render() {
    return [
       // Default Searchbar
      <ion-searchbar></ion-searchbar>,

      // Searchbar with cancel button always shown
      <ion-searchbar showCancelButton="always"></ion-searchbar>,

      // Searchbar with cancel button never shown
      <ion-searchbar showCancelButton="never"></ion-searchbar>,

      // Searchbar with cancel button shown on focus
      <ion-searchbar showCancelButton="focus"></ion-searchbar>,

      // Searchbar with danger color
      <ion-searchbar color="danger"></ion-searchbar>,

      // Searchbar with value
      <ion-searchbar value="Ionic"></ion-searchbar>,

      // Searchbar with telephone type
      <ion-searchbar type="tel"></ion-searchbar>,

      // Searchbar with numeric inputmode
      <ion-searchbar inputmode="numeric"></ion-searchbar>,

      // Searchbar disabled
      <ion-searchbar disabled={true}></ion-searchbar>,

      // Searchbar with a cancel button and custom cancel button text
      <ion-searchbar showCancelButton="focus" cancelButtonText="Custom Cancel"></ion-searchbar>,

      // Searchbar with a custom debounce
      <ion-searchbar debounce={500}></ion-searchbar>,

      // Animated Searchbar
      <ion-searchbar animated={true}></ion-searchbar>,

      // Searchbar with a placeholder
      <ion-searchbar placeholder="Filter Schedules"></ion-searchbar>,

      // Searchbar in a Toolbar
      <ion-toolbar>
        <ion-searchbar></ion-searchbar>
      </ion-toolbar>
    ];
  }
}

<template>
  <!-- Default Searchbar -->
  <ion-searchbar></ion-searchbar>

  <!-- Searchbar with cancel button always shown -->
  <ion-searchbar show-cancel-button="always"></ion-searchbar>

  <!-- Searchbar with cancel button never shown -->
  <ion-searchbar show-cancel-button="never"></ion-searchbar>

  <!-- Searchbar with cancel button shown on focus -->
  <ion-searchbar show-cancel-button="focus"></ion-searchbar>

  <!-- Searchbar with danger color -->
  <ion-searchbar color="danger"></ion-searchbar>

  <!-- Searchbar with value -->
  <ion-searchbar value="Ionic"></ion-searchbar>

  <!-- Searchbar with telephone type -->
  <ion-searchbar type="tel"></ion-searchbar>

  <!-- Searchbar with numeric inputmode -->
  <ion-searchbar inputmode="numeric"></ion-searchbar>

  <!-- Searchbar disabled -->
  <ion-searchbar disabled="true"></ion-searchbar>

  <!-- Searchbar with a cancel button and custom cancel button text -->
  <ion-searchbar show-cancel-button="focus" cancel-button-text="Custom Cancel"></ion-searchbar>

  <!-- Searchbar with a custom debounce -->
  <ion-searchbar debounce="500"></ion-searchbar>

  <!-- Animated Searchbar -->
  <ion-searchbar animated></ion-searchbar>

  <!-- Searchbar with a placeholder -->
  <ion-searchbar placeholder="Filter Schedules"></ion-searchbar>

  <!-- Searchbar in a Toolbar -->
  <ion-toolbar>
    <ion-searchbar></ion-searchbar>
  </ion-toolbar>
</template>

<script>
import { IonSearchbar, IonToolbar } from '@ionic/vue';
import { defineComponent } from 'vue';

export default defineComponent({
  components: { IonSearchbar, IonToolbar }
});
</script>

Properties

animated

Description	If `true`, enable searchbar animation.
Attribute	`animated`
Type	`boolean`
Default	`false`

autocomplete

Description	Set the input's autocomplete property.
Attribute	`autocomplete`
Type	"off" ｜ "on" ｜ "name" ｜ "honorific-prefix" ｜ "given-name" ｜ "additional-name" ｜ "family-name" ｜ "honorific-suffix" ｜ "nickname" ｜ "email" ｜ "username" ｜ "new-password" ｜ "current-password" ｜ "one-time-code" ｜ "organization-title" ｜ "organization" ｜ "street-address" ｜ "address-line1" ｜ "address-line2" ｜ "address-line3" ｜ "address-level4" ｜ "address-level3" ｜ "address-level2" ｜ "address-level1" ｜ "country" ｜ "country-name" ｜ "postal-code" ｜ "cc-name" ｜ "cc-given-name" ｜ "cc-additional-name" ｜ "cc-family-name" ｜ "cc-number" ｜ "cc-exp" ｜ "cc-exp-month" ｜ "cc-exp-year" ｜ "cc-csc" ｜ "cc-type" ｜ "transaction-currency" ｜ "transaction-amount" ｜ "language" ｜ "bday" ｜ "bday-day" ｜ "bday-month" ｜ "bday-year" ｜ "sex" ｜ "tel" ｜ "tel-country-code" ｜ "tel-national" ｜ "tel-area-code" ｜ "tel-local" ｜ "tel-extension" ｜ "impp" ｜ "url" ｜ "photo"
Default	`'off'`

autocorrect

Description	Set the input's autocorrect property.
Attribute	`autocorrect`
Type	`"off" ｜ "on"`
Default	`'off'`

cancelButtonIcon

Description	Set the cancel button icon. Only applies to `md` mode. Defaults to `"arrow-back-sharp"`.
Attribute	`cancel-button-icon`
Type	`string`
Default	`config.get('backButtonIcon', 'arrow-back-sharp') as string`

cancelButtonText

Description	Set the the cancel button text. Only applies to `ios` mode.
Attribute	`cancel-button-text`
Type	`string`
Default	`'Cancel'`

clearIcon

Description	Set the clear icon. Defaults to `"close-circle"` for `ios` and `"close-sharp"` for `md`.
Attribute	`clear-icon`
Type	`string ｜ undefined`
Default	`undefined`

color

Description	The color to use from your application's color palette. Default options are: `"primary"`, `"secondary"`, `"tertiary"`, `"success"`, `"warning"`, `"danger"`, `"light"`, `"medium"`, and `"dark"`. For more information on colors, see theming.
Attribute	`color`
Type	`string ｜ undefined`
Default	`undefined`

debounce

Description	Set the amount of time, in milliseconds, to wait to trigger the `ionChange` event after each keystroke. This also impacts form bindings such as `ngModel` or `v-model`.
Attribute	`debounce`
Type	`number`
Default	`250`

disabled

Description	If `true`, the user cannot interact with the input.
Attribute	`disabled`
Type	`boolean`
Default	`false`

enterkeyhint

Description	A hint to the browser for which enter key to display. Possible values: `"enter"`, `"done"`, `"go"`, `"next"`, `"previous"`, `"search"`, and `"send"`.
Attribute	`enterkeyhint`
Type	`"done" ｜ "enter" ｜ "go" ｜ "next" ｜ "previous" ｜ "search" ｜ "send" ｜ undefined`
Default	`undefined`

inputmode

Description	A hint to the browser for which keyboard to display. Possible values: `"none"`, `"text"`, `"tel"`, `"url"`, `"email"`, `"numeric"`, `"decimal"`, and `"search"`.
Attribute	`inputmode`
Type	`"decimal" ｜ "email" ｜ "none" ｜ "numeric" ｜ "search" ｜ "tel" ｜ "text" ｜ "url" ｜ undefined`
Default	`undefined`

mode

Description	The mode determines which platform styles to use.
Attribute	`mode`
Type	`"ios" ｜ "md"`
Default	`undefined`

placeholder

Description	Set the input's placeholder. `placeholder` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `<Ionic>` For more information: Security Documentation
Attribute	`placeholder`
Type	`string`
Default	`'Search'`

searchIcon

Description	The icon to use as the search icon. Defaults to `"search-outline"` in `ios` mode and `"search-sharp"` in `md` mode.
Attribute	`search-icon`
Type	`string ｜ undefined`
Default	`undefined`

showCancelButton

Description	Sets the behavior for the cancel button. Defaults to `"never"`. Setting to `"focus"` shows the cancel button on focus. Setting to `"never"` hides the cancel button. Setting to `"always"` shows the cancel button regardless of focus state.
Attribute	`show-cancel-button`
Type	`"always" ｜ "focus" ｜ "never"`
Default	`'never'`

showClearButton

Description	Sets the behavior for the clear button. Defaults to `"focus"`. Setting to `"focus"` shows the clear button on focus if the input is not empty. Setting to `"never"` hides the clear button. Setting to `"always"` shows the clear button regardless of focus state, but only if the input is not empty.
Attribute	`show-clear-button`
Type	`"always" ｜ "focus" ｜ "never"`
Default	`'always'`

spellcheck

Description	If `true`, enable spellcheck on the input.
Attribute	`spellcheck`
Type	`boolean`
Default	`false`

type

Description	Set the type of the input.
Attribute	`type`
Type	`"email" ｜ "number" ｜ "password" ｜ "search" ｜ "tel" ｜ "text" ｜ "url"`
Default	`'search'`

value

Description	the value of the searchbar.
Attribute	`value`
Type	`null ｜ string ｜ undefined`
Default	`''`

Events

Name	Description
`ionBlur`	Emitted when the input loses focus.
`ionCancel`	Emitted when the cancel button is clicked.
`ionChange`	Emitted when the value has changed.
`ionClear`	Emitted when the clear input button is clicked.
`ionFocus`	Emitted when the input has focus.
`ionInput`	Emitted when a keyboard input occurred.

Methods

getInputElement

Description	Returns the native `<input>` element used under the hood.
Signature	`getInputElement() => Promise<HTMLInputElement>`

setFocus

Description	Sets focus on the specified `ion-searchbar`. Use this method instead of the global `input.focus()`.
Signature	`setFocus() => Promise<void>`

CSS Custom Properties

Name	Description
`--background`	Background of the searchbar input
`--border-radius`	Border radius of the searchbar input
`--box-shadow`	Box shadow of the searchbar input
`--cancel-button-color`	Color of the searchbar cancel button
`--clear-button-color`	Color of the searchbar clear button
`--color`	Color of the searchbar text
`--icon-color`	Color of the searchbar icon
`--placeholder-color`	Color of the searchbar placeholder
`--placeholder-font-style`	Font style of the searchbar placeholder
`--placeholder-font-weight`	Font weight of the searchbar placeholder
`--placeholder-opacity`	Opacity of the searchbar placeholder

Contents

Keyboard Display​

Android​

iOS​

Interfaces​

SearchbarChangeEventDetail​

SearchbarCustomEvent​

Usage​

Properties​

animated​

autocomplete​

autocorrect​

cancelButtonIcon​

cancelButtonText​

clearIcon​

color​

debounce​

disabled​

enterkeyhint​

inputmode​

mode​

placeholder​

searchIcon​

showCancelButton​

showClearButton​

spellcheck​

type​

value​

Events​

Methods​

getInputElement​

setFocus​

CSS Custom Properties​