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Input Datalist Issue Example
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index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<!-- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP -->
<meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'">
<title>Hello World!</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Electron Input Datalist Issue</h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 2rem;">
We are using Node.js <span id="node-version"></span>,
Chromium <span id="chrome-version"></span>,
and Electron <span id="electron-version"></span>.
</p>
<div>
<input placeholder="Search Datalist" list="search-options" autocomplete="off" type="search">
<datalist id="search-options">
<option value="option1">option 1 - Label</option>
<option value="option2">option 2 - Label</option>
<option value="option3">option 3 - Label</option>
<option value="option4">option 4 - Label</option>
<option value="option5">option 5 - Label</option>
<option value="option6">option 6 - Label</option>
<option value="option7">option 7 - Label</option>
<option value="option8">option 8 - Label</option>
<option value="option9">option 9 - Label</option>
<option value="option10">option 10 - Label</option>
<option value="option11">option 11 - Label</option>
<option value="option12">option 12 - Label</option>
<option value="option13">option 13 - Label</option>
<option value="option14">option 14 - Label</option>
<option value="option15">option 15 - Label</option>
<option value="option16">option 16 - Label</option>
<option value="option17">option 17 - Label</option>
<option value="option18">option 18 - Label</option>
<option value="option19">option 19 - Label</option>
<option value="option20">option 20 - Label</option>
<option value="option21">option 21 - Label</option>
<option value="option22">option 22 - Label</option>
<option value="option23">option 23 - Label</option>
<option value="option24">option 24 - Label</option>
<option value="option25">option 25 - Label</option>
<option value="option26">option 26 - Label</option>
<option value="option27">option 27 - Label</option>
<option value="option28">option 28 - Label</option>
<option value="option29">option 29 - Label</option>
<option value="option30">option 30 - Label</option>
<option value="option31">option 31 - Label</option>
<option value="option32">option 32 - Label</option>
<option value="option33">option 33 - Label</option>
<option value="option34">option 34 - Label</option>
<option value="option35">option 35 - Label</option>
<option value="option36">option 36 - Label</option>
<option value="option37">option 37 - Label</option>
<option value="option38">option 38 - Label</option>
<option value="option39">option 39 - Label</option>
<option value="option40">option 40 - Label</option>
<option value="option41">option 41 - Label</option>
<option value="option42">option 42 - Label</option>
<option value="option43">option 43 - Label</option>
<option value="option44">option 44 - Label</option>
<option value="option45">option 45 - Label</option>
<option value="option46">option 46 - Label</option>
<option value="option47">option 47 - Label</option>
<option value="option48">option 48 - Label</option>
<option value="option49">option 49 - Label</option>
<option value="option50">option 50 - Label</option>
<option value="option51">option 51 - Label</option>
<option value="option52">option 52 - Label</option>
<option value="option53">option 53 - Label</option>
<option value="option54">option 54 - Label</option>
<option value="option55">option 55 - Label</option>
<option value="option56">option 56 - Label</option>
<option value="option57">option 57 - Label</option>
<option value="option58">option 58 - Label</option>
<option value="option59">option 59 - Label</option>
<option value="option60">option 60 - Label</option>
<option value="option61">option 61 - Label</option>
<option value="option62">option 62 - Label</option>
<option value="option63">option 63 - Label</option>
<option value="option64">option 64 - Label</option>
<option value="option65">option 65 - Label</option>
<option value="option66">option 66 - Label</option>
<option value="option67">option 67 - Label</option>
<option value="option68">option 68 - Label</option>
<option value="option69">option 69 - Label</option>
<option value="option70">option 70 - Label</option>
<option value="option71">option 71 - Label</option>
<option value="option72">option 72 - Label</option>
<option value="option73">option 73 - Label</option>
<option value="option74">option 74 - Label</option>
<option value="option75">option 75 - Label</option>
<option value="option76">option 76 - Label</option>
<option value="option77">option 77 - Label</option>
<option value="option78">option 78 - Label</option>
<option value="option79">option 79 - Label</option>
<option value="option80">option 80 - Label</option>
<option value="option81">option 81 - Label</option>
<option value="option82">option 82 - Label</option>
<option value="option83">option 83 - Label</option>
<option value="option84">option 84 - Label</option>
<option value="option85">option 85 - Label</option>
<option value="option86">option 86 - Label</option>
<option value="option87">option 87 - Label</option>
<option value="option88">option 88 - Label</option>
<option value="option89">option 89 - Label</option>
<option value="option90">option 90 - Label</option>
<option value="option91">option 91 - Label</option>
<option value="option92">option 92 - Label</option>
<option value="option93">option 93 - Label</option>
<option value="option94">option 94 - Label</option>
<option value="option95">option 95 - Label</option>
<option value="option96">option 96 - Label</option>
<option value="option97">option 97 - Label</option>
<option value="option98">option 98 - Label</option>
<option value="option99">option 99 - Label</option>
<option value="option100">option 100 - Label</option>
</datalist>
</div>
<!-- You can also require other files to run in this process -->
<script src="./renderer.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
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main.js
// Modules to control application life and create native browser window
const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron')
const path = require('node:path')
function createWindow () {
// Create the browser window.
const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
width: 800,
height: 600,
webPreferences: {
preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js')
}
})
// and load the index.html of the app.
mainWindow.loadFile('index.html')
// Open the DevTools.
// mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools()
}
// This method will be called when Electron has finished
// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
app.whenReady().then(() => {
createWindow()
app.on('activate', function () {
// On macOS it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
// dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) createWindow()
})
})
// Quit when all windows are closed, except on macOS. There, it's common
// for applications and their menu bar to stay active until the user quits
// explicitly with Cmd + Q.
app.on('window-all-closed', function () {
if (process.platform !== 'darwin') app.quit()
})
// In this file you can include the rest of your app's specific main process
// code. You can also put them in separate files and require them here.
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package.json
{
"name": "slim-cracker-fold-kzr1p",
"productName": "slim-cracker-fold-kzr1p",
"description": "My Electron application description",
"keywords": [],
"main": "./main.js",
"version": "1.0.0",
"author": "Seth.Whitaker",
"scripts": {
"start": "electron ."
},
"dependencies": {},
"devDependencies": {
"electron": "34.1.1"
}
}
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preload.js
/**
* The preload script runs before `index.html` is loaded
* in the renderer. It has access to web APIs as well as
* Electron's renderer process modules and some polyfilled
* Node.js functions.
*
* https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/sandbox
*/
window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
const replaceText = (selector, text) => {
const element = document.getElementById(selector)
if (element) element.innerText = text
}
for (const type of ['chrome', 'node', 'electron']) {
replaceText(`${type}-version`, process.versions[type])
}
})
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renderer.js
/**
* This file is loaded via the <script> tag in the index.html file and will
* be executed in the renderer process for that window. No Node.js APIs are
* available in this process because `nodeIntegration` is turned off and
* `contextIsolation` is turned on. Use the contextBridge API in `preload.js`
* to expose Node.js functionality from the main process.
*/
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