[jQuery] Autocomplete does not trigger onchange javascript code in input element.

[dustyt]

I am trying to replace a previous bit of html that managed input by
both an input and a select box with a single input field using
jquery.autocomplete.js, but I have not been able to get autocomplete
to use the onchange JavaScript code used by that previous bit of html.
I have gotten autocomplete to display and select all the values
correctly in multiple analogous fields on the same form, but I do not
know how to have it trigger the code that was previously run under an
onchange event. Unfortunately, I do not understand much of the jquery
and autocomplete code, and I am only moderately more familiar with
JavaScript.

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Here is a bit of the current relevant code:
              <input class="text" id="city<%=addID%>" type="text"
name="city<%=addID%>" size="30" maxlength="120" value="<c:out value="$
{partyAddress.city}"/>" onchange="javascript: updatePartyAddress(this,
<%=addID%>);" >
...
var idList  = "<%=addIDStringBuffer.toString()%>";
var idArray = idList.split(",");

$(document).ready(function() {
  for(var i=0; i< idArray.length; i++) {
    $("#city"+idArray[i]).autocompleteArray(
      [
        <%=cityList.toString()%>
      ],
      {
        delay:10,
        minChars:1,
        matchSubset:1,
        onItemSelect:selectItem,
        onFindValue:findValue,
        autoFill:true,
        maxItemsToShow:10
      }
    );
  }
});



Perhaps something to do with selectItem is needed?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Mark R. Thompson