Well I tried
$(document).click(function(event)
{
if(!$(event.target).is($('#' + self.options.auto_complete_id),
self.element))
{
alert(event.target);
$('#' + self.options.auto_complete_id).css('display', 'none');
}
});
and that does work for closing the auto complete box. I am also getting
"t.substring is not a function" error
Karl Swedberg-2 wrote:
>
>
> Not sure about your particular situation, but one thing you might
> consider is event delegation. Pseudo-code:
>
> $(document).click(function(event) {
> if ( !$(event.target).is('your autocomplete box, the input box') {
> // close the autocomplete box
> }
> });
>
> so, on clicking anywhere in the document, if the click is not on the
> autocomplete or input box, you close the autocomplete box. Is that
> what you're looking for?
>
>
> --Karl
> _________________
> Karl Swedberg
> www.englishrules.com
> www.learningjquery.com
>
>
>
> On Feb 3, 2008, at 10:43 AM, Eridius wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have create an auto complete plug-in the it almost prefect for
>> what I need,
>> just one small problem. The problem is that I can't get the auto
>> complete
>> box to disappear when i click click outside of the input box and
>> outside the
>> auto complete box. now my first try was to do a blur event on the
>> input box
>> which does the job but since the blur event happens before
>> the .click event
>> on the auto complete items, the auto complete box disappear before
>> the click
>> event happens. Is there another way to hide the auto complete box
>> when i
>> click outside the input and auto complete box?
>>
>> Also, please don't respond by saying use "X" plug-in instead. I
>> know that a
>> lot of people don't like when people recreate the "wheel"(i don't
>> really
>> understand it. I have recreated a plug-in(a tab plug-in) and the
>> reason I
>> am re create a auto complete plug-in(and I am sure there will be
>> more) is I
>> want to actually learn jQuery. I don't want to have to be dependent
>> on
>> another person work. Also the plug-ins that i create and recreate I
>> am
>> actually interested in learn how they really work. Know I am not
>> someone is
>> is trying to create every plug-in under the sun, for instance I
>> would never
>> think about recreating a form validation plug or thickbox plug-in
>> because I
>> can find fantastic plug-in that do that and I really have no deep
>> need to
>> learn those from scratch.
>> --
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