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May 07, 2021 jQuery


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jQuery Autocomplete

The jQuery Autocomplete plug-in searches and filters based on user input values, allowing users to quickly find and select from a list of preset values. B y giving Autocomplete field focus or entering characters in it, the plug-in starts searching for matching entries and displays a list of values to choose from. By entering more characters, users can filter the list for a better match.

The plug-in is now part of the jQuery UI and the standalable version will not be updated. The current version is 1.6.

Visit jQuery Autocomplete's website to download the jQuery Autocomplete plug-in.

To learn more about Autocomplete, check out the API document AutoComplete Widget.

Example demonstration

jQuery Autocomplete plug-in demo.

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>jQuery UI Autocomplete - Default functionality</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css" rel="external nofollow" target="_blank" >
  <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js" rel="external nofollow" ></script>
  <script src="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/jquery-ui.js" rel="external nofollow" ></script>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/resources/demos/style.css">
  <script>
  $(function({
    var availableTags = [
      "ActionScript",
      "AppleScript",
      "Asp",
      "BASIC",
      "C",
      "C++",
      "Clojure",
      "COBOL",
      "ColdFusion",
      "Erlang",
      "Fortran",
      "Groovy",
      "Haskell",
      "Java",
      "JavaScript",
      "Lisp",
      "Perl",
      "PHP",
      "Python",
      "Ruby",
      "Scala",
      "Scheme"
    ];
    $( "#tags" ).autocomplete({
      source: availableTags    });
  });
  </script></head><body>
 <div class="ui-widget">
  <label for="tags">Tags: </label>
  <input id="tags"></div>
 
 </body>
</html>

Tip: There is a very important property parameter in Autocomplete: source, which represents a collection of data for autocomplete.