From e8a80ff576fa3cb0087915e2cf5f9b9a3ed6720a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marlon Santana <marlon.santana@lagomtech.com.br>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2024 11:58:16 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] Fix combination of multiple and dropdown

---
 packages/primevue/src/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/primevue/src/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue b/packages/primevue/src/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue
index 6410fd8cf..4ab4665c5 100755
--- a/packages/primevue/src/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue
+++ b/packages/primevue/src/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue
@@ -511,8 +511,10 @@ export default {
             if (this.overlayVisible) {
                 this.hide(true);
             } else {
-                focus(this.multiple ? this.$refs.focusInput : this.$refs.focusInput.$el);
-                query = this.$refs.focusInput.$el.value;
+                let target = this.multiple ? this.$refs.focusInput : this.$refs.focusInput.$el;
+
+                focus(target);
+                query = target.value;
 
                 if (this.dropdownMode === 'blank') this.search(event, '', 'dropdown');
                 else if (this.dropdownMode === 'current') this.search(event, query, 'dropdown');