# typedInput and autoComplete
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typedinput-and-autocomplete/71699
**Category:** Developing Nodes
**Created:** [5 December 2022 08:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typedinput-and-autocomplete/71699 "2022-12-05T08:14:04Z")
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### Author:  [@ptweety](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ptweety)
#### Post date: [5 December 2022 08:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typedinput-and-autocomplete/71699/1 "2022-12-05T08:14:04Z")
Hi all,
I have some question regarding the autoComplete with a typedInput:
1. I wonder what is the correct way to attach autoComplete to a typedInput? Currently I have only found that `$(this).parent().find('.red-ui-typedInput-input')` might be the way to go.
2. When I want to disable autoComplete for a particular type of the typedInput I don't know how to do it. Can someone give a hint?
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [5 December 2022 09:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typedinput-and-autocomplete/71699/2 "2022-12-05T09:55:57Z")
Hi @ptweety
You can set an `autoComplete` option on individual types.
For example, here you can see how we add autocomplete for the built in `msg` type:
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### Author:  [@ptweety](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ptweety)
#### Post date: [5 December 2022 12:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typedinput-and-autocomplete/71699/3 "2022-12-05T12:45:56Z")
Thank you, @knolleary
So I wrote something like this, which seems to work:
```auto
$(this).typedInput({
types: [
{
value: 'str',
label: 'string',
icon: 'red/images/typedInput/az.svg',
autoComplete: function () {
return [
{ value: 'aa', label: 'AA' },
{ value: 'bb', label: 'BB' },
];
},
},
{ value: 're', label: 'regular expression', icon: 'red/images/typedInput/re.svg' },
],
});
```
Is there a better approach where I do not need to repeat `value`, `label`, `icon` of the default types?
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [5 December 2022 13:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typedinput-and-autocomplete/71699/4 "2022-12-05T13:01:51Z")
> [@ptweety](#):
>
> Is there a better approach where I do not need to repeat `value`, `label`, `icon` of the default types
No - we hadn't considered providing a more convenient way to add custom autoCompletes to the existing 'str' option, rather than for an entirely custom type.
What you have is the right way to do it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [19 December 2022 13:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typedinput-and-autocomplete/71699/5 "2022-12-19T13:02:07Z")
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