# Search
### Install
```js
import { createApp } from 'vue';
import { Search } from 'vant';
const app = createApp();
app.use(Search);
```
## Usage
### Basic Usage
```html
```
```js
import { ref } from 'vue';
export default {
setup() {
const value = ref('');
return { value };
},
};
```
### Listen to Events
`search` event will be Emitted when click the search button on the keyboard, `cancel` event will be Emitted when click the cancel button.
```html
```
```js
import { ref } from 'vue';
import { Toast } from 'vant';
export default {
setup() {
const value = ref('');
const onSearch = (val) => {
Toast(val);
};
const onCancel = () => {
Toast('Cancel');
};
return {
value,
onSearch,
onCancel,
};
},
};
```
> Tips: There will be a search button on the keyboard when Search is inside a form in iOS.
### Input Align
```html
```
### Disabled
```html
```
### Custom Background Color
```html
```
### Custom Action Button
Use `action` slot to custom right button, `cancel` event will no longer be Emitted when use this slot.
```html
Search
```
## API
### Props
| Attribute | Description | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| label | Left side label | _string_ | - |
| shape | Shape of field, can be set to `round` | _string_ | `square` |
| background | Background color of field | _string_ | `#f2f2f2` |
| maxlength | Max length of value | _number \| string_ | - |
| placeholder | Placeholder | _string_ | - |
| clearable | Whether to be clearable | _boolean_ | `true` |
| clear-trigger `v2.9.1` | When to display the clear icon, `always` means to display the icon when value is not empty, `focus` means to display the icon when input is focused | _string_ | `focus` |
| autofocus | Whether to auto focus, unsupported in iOS | _boolean_ | `false` |
| show-action | Whether to show right action button | _boolean_ | `false` |
| action-text | Text of action button | _boolean_ | `Cancel` |
| disabled | Whether to disable field | _boolean_ | `false` |
| readonly | Whether to be readonly | _boolean_ | `false` |
| error | Whether to show error info | _boolean_ | `false` |
| input-align | Text align of field, can be set to `center` `right` | _string_ | `left` |
| left-icon | Left icon name | _string_ | `search` |
| right-icon | Right icon name | _string_ | - |
### Events
| Event | Description | Arguments |
| --- | --- | --- |
| search | Emitted when confirming search | _value: string_ |
| update:model-value | Emitted when input value changed | _value: string_ |
| focus | Emitted when input is focused | _event: Event_ |
| blur | Emitted when input is blured | _event: Event_ |
| clear | Emitted when the clear icon is clicked | _event: Event_ |
| cancel | Emitted when the cancel button is clicked | - |
### Methods
Use [ref](https://v3.vuejs.org/guide/component-template-refs.html) to get Search instance and call instance methods.
| Name | Description | Attribute | Return value |
| ----- | ------------------- | --------- | ------------ |
| focus | Trigger input focus | - | - |
| blur | Trigger input blur | - | - |
### Slots
| Name | Description |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| left | Custom left side content |
| action | Custom right button, displayed when `show-action` is `true` |
| label | Custom Search label |
| left-icon | Custom left icon |
| right-icon | Custom right icon |
### Less Variables
How to use: [Custom Theme](#/en-US/theme).
| Name | Default Value | Description |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------- |
| @search-padding | `10px @padding-sm` | - |
| @search-background-color | `@white` | - |
| @search-content-background-color | `@gray-1` | - |
| @search-input-height | `34px` | - |
| @search-label-padding | `0 5px` | - |
| @search-label-color | `@text-color` | - |
| @search-label-font-size | `@font-size-md` | - |
| @search-left-icon-color | `@gray-6` | - |
| @search-action-padding | `0 @padding-xs` | - |
| @search-action-text-color | `@text-color` | - |
| @search-action-font-size | `@font-size-md` | - |