Vue-autosize-input

A text input for Vue that resizes itself to the current content.

Demo & Examples

Live demo: houjiazong.github.io/vue-autosize-input

To run the examples locally, run:

yarn install
yarn serve

Then open localhost:8000 in a browser.

Installation

NPM

npm install vue-autosize-input --save

Yarn

yarn add vue-autosize-input

Usage

Vue-autosize-input generates an input field, wrapped in a <div> tag so it can detect the size of its value. Otherwise it behaves very similarly to a standard Vue input.

<template>
  <autosize-input
    v-model="value"
    @change="onChange />
</template>

<script>
import AutosizeInput from 'vue-autosize-input'

export default {
  components: {
    AutosizeInput,
  },
  data () {
    return {
      value: '',
    }
  },
  methods: {
    onChange (e) {
      console.log(e.target.value)
    },
  },
}
</script>

Gotchas

Changing the styles at runtime

The styles applied to the input are only copied when the component mounts. Because of this, subsequent changes to the stylesheet may cause size to be detected incorrectly.

To work around this, either re-mount the input (e.g. by providing a different key prop) or call the copyInputStyles() method after the styles change.

CSP and the IE "clear" indicator

The input will automatically inject a stylesheet that hides IE/Edge's "clear" indicator, which otherwise breaks the UI. This has the downside of being incompatible with some CSP policies.

To work around this, you can pass the injectStyles={false} prop, but if you do this I strongly recommend targeting the input element in your own stylesheet with the following rule:

input::-ms-clear {display: none;}

Custom font sizes

If your input uses custom font sizes, you will need to provide the custom size to AutosizeInput.

<template>
  <autosize-input
    name="form-field-name"
    v-model="value"
    :style={{ fontSize: '36px' }}
    @change="onChange />
</template>

<script>
import AutosizeInput from 'vue-autosize-input'

export default {
  components: {
    AutosizeInput,
  },
  data () {
    return {
      value: '',
    }
  },
  methods: {
    onChange (e) {
      console.log(e.target.value)
    },
  },
}
</script>