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[Bug Report][3.9.7] VTreeview won't automatically expand searched items' parents

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#22,035 opened on Sep 9, 2025

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Description

Environment

Vuetify Version: 3.9.7 Vue Version: 3.5.13 OS: Linux undefined (current)

Steps to reproduce

  1. Type "TEST" into the search field
  2. The "John" node is not expanded

Expected Behavior

The tree should reveal its items in such a manner so that the found items are visible.

Actual Behavior

That doesn't happen. If the parent of the item being searched for is in its collapsed state before the search, it won't be expanded after.

Reproduction Link

https://play.vuetifyjs.com/#...

Other comments

There's a similar issue: https://github.com/vuetifyjs/vuetify/issues/8497, but I don't see the mentioned props anymore in the documentation. It seems outdated.

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Research direction
Examine the VTreeview component's search/filter logic to ensure that parent nodes are expanded when a child matches the search term.
Tech stack
typescriptvue
Domain
frontend
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Bug
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3
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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VueVuetify
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60