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Safari Doesn't Support HTML List Attribute

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2 points mlhpdx | 7 comments | 05 May 24 15:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
1. mlhpdx ◴[05 May 24 15:55 UTC] No.40265783[source]▶
Other browsers support this attribute, which allows associating a datalist with an input to provided predefined options and save some typing. On a phone this seems very helpful and I’m surprised to find it doesn’t work.

Is there controversy here or is this too far down the list (so to speak) for Apple to worry about?

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2. mattl ◴[05 May 24 15:58 UTC] No.40265809[source]▶
Can you write the HTML used for the element you’re talking of?
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3. mlhpdx ◴[05 May 24 16:00 UTC] No.40265817[source]▶
This one:

https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_list.asp

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4. stop50 ◴[05 May 24 16:07 UTC] No.40265880[source]▶
Forefox for android also doesn't support it yet.
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5. mattl ◴[05 May 24 16:15 UTC] No.40265949{3}[source]▶
Never seen that one in the wild in 30 years of writing HTML. Thanks for sharing!
6. mlhpdx ◴[05 May 24 16:19 UTC] No.40265995[source]▶
Even Chrome on mobile only supports the drop down list, and not type ahead. Kind of wild — seems like this is a perfect fit for thumb typing devices.
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7. stop50 ◴[05 May 24 16:53 UTC] No.40266261{3}[source]▶
According to the bugzilla its a bug that prevents full support.