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 # react-native-autocomplete-input
+This is a pure javascript react-native component to display  autocomplete suggestions given an array of objects respective to the input text.
+
+![Autocomplete Example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/l-urence/react-native-autocomplete-input/master/example.gif)
+
+## How to use react-native-autocomplete-input
+Fist things first install the component from npmjs.org:
+
+```shell
+$ npm install --save react-native-autocomplete-input
+```
+
+or install HEAD from github.com:
+
+```shell
+$ npm install --save l-urence/react-native-autocomplete-input
+```
+
+This brief example should illustrate the usage of the autocomplete:
+
+```javascript
+// ...
+render() { 
+  const { query } = this.state;
+  const data = this._filterData(query)
+  <Autocomplete
+    data={data}
+    defaultValue={query}
+    onChangeText={text => this.setState({query: text})}
+    renderItem={data => (
+      <TouchableOpacity onPress={() => 
+          this.setState({query: data})
+        }
+      >
+        <Text>{data}</Text>
+      </TouchableOpacity>
+    )}
+  />
+}
+// ... 
+```
+
+The full example from the screenshot can be found [here](https://github.com/l-urence/react-native-autocomplete-input/blob/master/example/Example.js)
+
+## react-native-autocomplete-input props
+| Prop | Type | Description |
+:------------ |:---------------:| :-----|
+| containerStyle | style | These styles will be applied to the container which surrounds the autocomplete component. |
+| data | array | Assign an array of data objects which should be rendered in respect to the entered text. |
+| listStyle | style | These style will be applied to the result list view. |
+| renderItem | function | `renderItem` will be called to render the data objects which will be displayed in the result view below the text input. |
+
+
+## Contribute
+Feel free to open issues or do a PR!
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