I have made an search bar using html, css and javascript and it is working perfectly but I want the answers to be shown when the user starts typing, not before. And I also want to add one option in it which is always shown whether it matches the result or not.
/* When the user clicks on the button, toggle between hiding and showing the dropdown content */
function myFunction() {
document.getElementById("myDropdown").classList.toggle("show");
}
function filterFunction() {
var input, filter, ul, li, a, i;
input = document.getElementById("myInput");
filter = input.value.toUpperCase();
div = document.getElementById("myDropdown");
a = div.getElementsByTagName("a");
for (i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
txtValue = a[i].textContent || a[i].innerText;
if (txtValue.toUpperCase().indexOf(filter) > -1) {
a[i].style.display = "";
} else {
a[i].style.display = "none";
}
}
}
.div {
display: none;
}
.dropbtn {
padding: 16px;
font-size: 16px;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
#myInput {
box-sizing: border-box;
background-position: 14px 12px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
font-size: 16px;
padding: 14px 20px 12px 45px;
border: none;
border: 5px solid #ddd;
}
#myInput:focus {
outline: 7px solid #ddd;
}
.dropdown {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.dropdown-content {
display: none;
position: absolute;
background-color: #f6f6f6;
min-width: 230px;
overflow: auto;
border: 1px solid #ddd;
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-content a {
color: black;
padding: 12px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
}
.dropdown a:hover {
background-color: #ddd;
}
.show {
display: block;
}
<div class="dropdown">
<input type="text" onclick="myFunction()" class="dropbtn" placeholder="Search Here..." id="myInput" onkeyup="filterFunction()">
<div id="myDropdown" class="dropdown-content">
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</div>
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