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💡 What is the current behavior?

When using ix-select with virtual scrolling libraries (like Angular CDK), the dropdown items are recycled/reordered to improve performance. This causes the search input to unexpectedly clear on the first keystroke, losing what the user just typed. The component updates its internal state out of sync with the displayed input, clearing the text before it realizes the user was still typing.

JIRA TICKET : IX-4072

🆕 What is the new behavior?

When using ix-select with virtual scrolling libraries (like Angular CDK), the dropdown items can still be recycled/reordered for performance optimization, but the search input now stays intact. Your typed text is preserved during these recycling operations, even on the first keystroke. The component now detects your input reliably, regardless of how fast internal updates happen behind the scenes, making searching through large lists smooth and responsive.

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  • New Features
    • Added an ix-select event that reports whether its dropdown opens or closes, available through Angular and JSX integrations.
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    • Prevented select input text from being cleared during slot updates, including virtual scrolling.
    • Preserved the selected label when its item is temporarily removed.
    • Kept existing input text intact while the dropdown is open and filter or native input text is present.

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This pull request fixes a bug in the ix-select component where the input value could be cleared if a slotchange event occurred before inputFilterText was updated. The logic in select.tsx was modified to check the inputElement value, and a new component test was added to verify this behavior. The review feedback correctly identifies that a changeset file is missing, which is required by the repository style guide for user-facing bug fixes.

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ix-select preserves input text during item updates and emits a boolean dropdownOpenChange event when dropdown visibility changes. Core API metadata, JSX declarations, and Angular bindings expose the event. Tests cover input preservation and event emission.

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ix-select behavior and bindings

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Input preservation and dropdown event
packages/core/src/components/select/select.tsx, packages/core/src/components/select/test/select.ct.ts, .changeset/cold-oranges-cheer.md
Input synchronization preserves text during item updates and clears single-select input only when no value is selected. The component emits dropdownOpenChange with the visibility state. Tests cover input preservation and event emission. The changeset records a patch release.
Framework event declarations
packages/core/component-api.json, packages/core/src/components.d.ts, packages/angular/src/components.ts
Core API metadata and JSX and Angular declarations expose dropdownOpenChange with a boolean payload.

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Externally changing an open select can leave its previous label visible until it closes, and the new event’s API documentation reports the wrong availability version. These are bounded issues but should be corrected before release if possible.

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* @since 5.1.0
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@Event() dropdownOpenChange!: EventEmitter<boolean>;

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Where does the requirement for this new event come from? It is not consumed internally. Do we really need to add it?

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This is the reason why I made this change : The filter will not reset when the dropdown closes and gets opened again. (virtual scroll and filtering case)

Emitting inputChange('') on close worked, but it mixed text-input behavior with dropdown state.

So I have added dropdownOpenChange instead. It is not consumed internally, but it gives consumers a clear event to reset their filtered data when the dropdown closes or opens. That makes the intent explicit and works better for the virtual scroll or any dynamic rendering case.

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inputChange: EventEmitter<CustomEvent<string>>;
/**
* Event dispatched whenever the dropdown opens or closes.
Emits `true` when the dropdown opens and `false` when it closes. @since 5.1.0

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Set @since to 5.2.2.

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Emits `true` when the dropdown opens and `false` when it closes. @since 5.1.0
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if (
this.dropdownShow &&
(this.inputFilterText || this.inputElement?.value)
) {
return;
}

if (this.selectedLabels?.length && this.isSingleMode) {
this.inputValue = this.selectedLabels[0] ?? '';
} else {
} else if (!this.hasValue()) {

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Synchronize externally assigned single-select values while the dropdown is open.

An external value assignment calls watchValue, which reaches updateSelection. When the native input contains the previous label, the new guard returns before updating the input. The selected item changes, but the old label remains visible until the dropdown closes. Preserve the slot-change protection, but allow the value watcher to synchronize when no filter text is active.

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 `@Watch`('value')
 watchValue(value: string | string[]) {
   this.value = value;
-  this.updateSelection();
+  this.updateSelection(!this.inputFilterText);
 }

-private updateSelection() {
+private updateSelection(forceInputSync = false) {
   let ids: string[] = [];

   if (this.value) {
     ids = Array.isArray(this.value) ? [...this.value] : [this.value];
   }

   this.items.forEach((item) => {
     item.selected = ids.some((i) => {
       if (typeof i !== typeof item.value) {
         return i.toString() === item.value.toString();
       } else {
         return i === item.value;
       }
     });
   });

   this.selectedLabels = this.selectedItems.map(
     (item) => item.label ?? item.value
   );

   this.pruneChipWidthCache();

   if (
+    !forceInputSync &&
     this.dropdownShow &&
     (this.inputFilterText || this.inputElement?.value)
   ) {
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Fixed via #2846

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