How can I provide a textbox that filters results in real time using ASP.NET MVC and jQuery (NOT autocomplete)?

Answer 1

You basically need an ajax call made each time the value of the textbox changes.

Totally untested, but something along the lines of:

$("#inputName").change(function () {
    // maybe check the value is more than n chars or whatever
    $.ajax({
        url: <%= Url.Action("Lookup", "Users") %> + '/' + this.val(), // path to ajax request
        dataType: "html", // probably
        success: updateContainerWithResults
    });
});

function updateContainerWithResults(data) {
    $("#resultsContainerElement").html(data);
}

http://docs.jquery.com/Events/change

http://docs.jquery.com/Ajax