jquery-autocomplete

jQuery autocomplete: how can I remove one character from the inserted value when it doesn’t match?

I am using "jquery.autocomplete.js"(Version 1.1). My autocomplete configuration is multiple: true, multipleSeparator: ",", mustMatch: true, In my search list "javascript" is a value.So when I am typing "javas" it is showing the "javascript" value but when I am typing "javab" it is removing the whole word.It is happening for the "mustM...

jquery Autocomplete in a Textarea - Fixing key up and down

I have applied the autocomplete functionality in a textarea, but there are issues with the key up and down. Specifically, the cursor does not move up or down when typing in the textarea because the event is suppressed by Autocomplete. Does anyone have any fix for this? I came across this post, but it didn't seem to work. Also, similar ...

How would I trim the input to a JQuery auto-complete box?

Is there any way to trim (remove leading/trailing spaces) the input entered by a user into a jQuery auto-completing text <input> box before it is matched against the list of names:values? I currently have a textbox in which users are meant to enter names. The names are then matched against a list of name:value pairs by jQuery: <script t...

How to make jQuery autocomplete execute a search() when user hits submit.

As a follow on my from last post - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3307520 . I decided to make a new question rather than to continue editing that one. I currently have jQuery ui autocomplete 1.8 (or so) working reasonably well, except from one thing. If the user just enters a (valid) name and hits submit, the auto-complete lookup ne...

jQuery ui autocomplete bug when it has a scrollbar

I tried testing it with the old jQuery autocomplete plugin demos and now, I see it again in jQuery UI autocomplete. The autocomplete displays a long list of suggestions and it has a scrollbar. When I mouseover on a suggestion while pressing the up and down arrow keys, autocomplete returns to the suggestion with the mouseover on it an...

jQuery autocomplete problem - doesn't match if user doesn't specifically select.

Following on from my previous two questions: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3310387 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3307520 I have a jQuery UI 1.8 autocomplete box in my form, and for the most part it works like a charm. The one problem I have is that if I enter a valid name, but do not select the choice that appears, then the ...

jQuery UI autocomplete for multiple key/value selections in ASP.NET

Hi, How do I handle selection of multiple items with autocomplete? The objects I return from my JSON web service contain an ID and a Label - the ID is the ID of the entity in the database, and the Label is some text to display for the user. At the moment, when I select an item in the autocomplete dropdown, the value of the item's ID is...

jQuery autocomplete - clicking submit button does not count as "change".

Yeah, this is indeed my third or fourth question about jQuery UI Autocomplete. My latest annoyance is that clicking the 'submit' button in a form does not seem to count as a 'change' for jQuery. When my input box changes, jQuery runs some javascript to force a match against a list of acceptable inputs and their values: jQuery("#Resource...

Jquery Autocomplete not loading correctly with json

Hi, I tried to implement an autocomplete field using jquery: $('.autoComplete').autocomplete({ source: function (request, response) { $.ajax({ url: "keywords", type: "GET", dataType: "json", data: { term: request.term, maxResults: 10 }, sucess:...

jQuery UI (iPod Like Menu) has a confliction with jQuery UI AutoComplete

Has anyone run into any problems running jQuery UI AutoComplete and jQuery UI iPod like DrillDown Menu? http://wiki.jqueryui.com/Menu I realize it's still in a development stage, but curious if anyone else has noted this issue? If you know of a fix that would be awesome as well. Cheers. ...

how to prevent default select event in autocomplete jquery

Triggered when an item is selected from the menu; ui.item refers to the selected item. The default action of select is to replace the text field's value with the value of the selected item. Canceling this event prevents the value from being updated, but does not prevent the menu from closing. $("#txt1").autocomplete({ minLength: 1, ...

How can I supress Jquery Autocomplete's menu opening on search?

I've got an Autocomplete input that is a filter to a datatable. When the person searches in the box, autocomplete does it's job and attached to the source callback, it does an ajax lookup and triggers an update to the table. Additionally it updates a div mentioning how many suggested results were returned. I've also got a "suggest" butt...

How do I access jQuery AutoComplete extraParams with ASP.NET

I'm using the following jQuery script to send a 'Make' parameter to filter my 'Models': $(document).ready(function () { $(".autocomplete_make").autocomplete("/AutoComplete/Make.ashx"); }); $(document).ready (function () { $(".autocomplete_model").autocomplete("/AutoComplete/Model.ashx" ...

symfony : Problem with sfWidgetFormJQueryAutocompleter

Hello, I have use a tutorial to make an input autocomplete with jQuery and ajax. But when I write something in, the circle turns to show there is a request but the list with the choices isn't display. I have tried with an entry I know it must appear in the list. My action : public function executeMyAction(sfWebRequest $request) { ...

jQuery autocomplete request caching problem

Hello all I am using the deprecated autocomplete plugin (since I'm using the legacy jquery lib 1.3.2). My problem is that the autocomplete plugin tries to cache the requests. I am using a server side url to return the results. Consider this scenario: Keyword : Results i : ikea, iphone, ipod, ipad, iphone 4 ip: iphone, ipod, ipad, iph...

jquery.autocomplete reverts to invalid previous suggestion on tab

I'm using jquery.autocomplete and users are seeing the following behaviour: user starts typing a string and suggestions are presented user keeps typing until no suggestions are valid any longer (and drop down goes away) user hits tab autocomplete fills the field with an invalid previous suggestion, wiping away what the user had typed ...

Autocomplete always stays on, how to make disappear with mouse click

I am having issues with jquery-autocomplete if i start typing then the results / suggestions would show.. but i want to be able to have then disappear when someone clicks somewhere else on the page, and if possible when the user hits escape. thanks in advance. i would like it to work like the tags textbox when submitting this questio...

jQuery AutoComplete Dependency Cache Issue

I'm using the jQuery AutoComplete plugin to pre-fill a field called 'Model' depending on the name of a 'Car' entered in a previous field. However, if the user types in 'C' in the 'Model' text box, and then changes the manufacturer and types 'C' in the Model text box again, the same models appear. I believe this must be a cache issue wit...

Fixed positioned search box with Autocomplete suggestions

Hello all In my webapp I have a search box in a fixed toolbar on the top of webpage. I implemented the fixed position of toolbar like this.... #toolbar { position: fixed !important; position: absolute; height: 25px; width: 100%; top: 0px; left: 0px; margin: 0; z-index: 10...

jquery Autocomplete on dynamically added rows

Hello all, I'm working with jQuery UI autocomplete plug-in for my web application. It works perfectly fine for my existing rows, but doesn't quite work for my dynamically added rows. Here's my jquery code. $(function () { var tab = $("#tabs-6"); tab.find("input[name='newContactName']").autocomplete( { source: function(r...