Search Input

SearchInput is an Input with type="search": a leading icon, a clear button while the field has a value, a spinner while loading, an onSubmit callback on Enter and Escape-to-clear. Every Input prop applies except type and leadingContent. A root <div> wraps the Input, so className and fullWidth go on that root and inputClassName onto the native input.

import SearchInput from '@zuilib/primitives/search-input'

Basic

Type to reveal the clear button; Escape or the button empties the field through a native input event, so onChange fires with '' and a controlled value follows without extra wiring.

Loading example

Loading

loading adds a trailing spinner, sets aria-busy and announces loadingLabel from a visually hidden role="status" region. Enter is ignored while loading.

Loading example

Sizes and icon

sm, md and lg come from the Input's control tokens; the icons step with them. icon={false} removes the leading glyph; any node replaces it.

Loading example

In a Field

The inner Input receives the field's id, aria-labelledby and aria-describedby; disabled is inherited when left unset (and hides the clear button).

Loading example

Props

SearchInputProps extends InputProps (variant, invalid, unsaved, fullWidth, inputClassName, trailingContent, native input attributes) minus type, leadingContent and the native onSubmit, with:

Prop	Type	Default	Description
onSubmit	(value: string) => void	—	Plain Enter (no modifier, not during IME composition, not while loading). When set, Enter is consumed and does not submit an enclosing <form>
loading	boolean	false	Trailing spinner, aria-busy, and loadingLabel in a visually hidden role="status" region
loadingLabel	string	'Loading'	Announced while loading
clearLabel	string	'Clear'	Accessible name of the clear button
icon	ReactNode | false	magnifying glass	Leading glyph, aria-hidden; false renders none
trailingContent	ReactNode	—	After the spinner and the clear button
size	'sm' | 'md' | 'lg'	'md'
fullWidth	boolean	false	w-full on the root
className	string	—	Merged onto the root <div>
inputClassName	string	—	Merged onto the native <input>

The ref points at the native <input>. An imperative ref.current.value = … fires no event; dispatch an input event after it (or control the field) for the clear button to notice.

Slots

Slot	Element	Notes
[data-slot="search-input"]	div	Root. Also data-size, data-loading, data-has-value
[data-slot="search-input-control"]	div	The Input frame (its data-slot="input" is replaced). Same data attributes as the root
[data-slot="input-control"]	input	The native type="search" input, browser cancel glyphs removed
[data-slot="search-input-icon"]	span	Leading glyph; aria-hidden
[data-slot="search-input-spinner"]	svg	Present while loading
[data-slot="search-input-status"]	span	Visually hidden role="status" with loadingLabel
[data-slot="search-input-clear"]	button	Present while there is a value and the field is enabled and editable
[data-slot="search-input-clear-icon"]	svg	—

/* Consumer CSS: keep the clear button visible on hover only */
[data-slot="search-input"]:not(:hover):not(:focus-within) [data-slot="search-input-clear"] {
  opacity: 0;
}

Tokens

Token	Used for
--control-height-*, --control-padding-x-*	Field box per size (from Input)
--input, --background, --ring	Frame border, fill and focus ring
--muted-foreground, --foreground	Icon, spinner and clear button colours
--radius-sm	Clear button corners
--duration-fast	Clear button colour transition

Accessibility

• A real <input type="search" enterKeyHint="search">; inside a Field it gets the field's id, aria-labelledby and aria-describedby. Outside one, pass aria-label or a Label htmlFor.
• The leading icon is decorative (aria-hidden); the clear button is a real button named by clearLabel, and it keeps focus in the input when clicked.
• Keyboard: Enter calls onSubmit (plain Enter only; modifier keys and IME composition are left alone); Escape clears a non-empty field (onChange fires with ''). An empty field leaves Escape alone so an enclosing dialog can close.
• loading sets aria-busy on the input and announces loadingLabel from a polite role="status" region.
• The clear button hides itself when the field is disabled (also through a Fieldset disabled) or read-only.

Related

• Input: the field this builds on, with the shared variants and states.
• Combobox: search with suggestions.
• NumberInput: another Input with built-in behaviour.
• Field: the field wrapper that wires label, description and error.