Following the documentation, it seems I'm doing it correctly...I'm getting data back from my database, but I just have to click out of the textbox first before I see the data, other than that it works great.
Jörn Zaefferer wrote: > Please take a look at the examples here: > http://dev.jquery.com/view/trunk/plugins/autocomplete/demo/ > > The "remote" examples are based on PHP, but still show the essential > stuff. You've got it all mixed up. > > Jörn > > On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 9:57 PM, kreiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm close to getting the autocomplete to finally work...but..... > > > > First of all, I'm using Java / .jsp to query a database for results > > > > I'm sending the url to my servlet, my servlet passes the data back to > > the .jsp page....Nothing appears in my dropdown UNLESS I use my mouse, > > click outside of the textbox and then click back into it. Then the > > autocomplete works great and displays the data from the database > > > > I've tried IE, Opera, Firefox and everyone of them requires me to > > start typing in the text box, click out, click back in then the > > autocomplete displays. > > > > Is this a bug or am I'm doing something wrong. > > > > I've read something in this form about a guy wanting to know if there > > was a "reinitialize" function that could be called in the javascript > > once the data was brought back from the servlet...I didn't see a > > solutions, but think maybe this is what I need. > > > > Here is sample code: > > > > //JavaScript Code > > function getNames() > > { > > $("#name").autocomplete("employeedirectory?command=ajax&q=" + > > document.forms[0].test.value + "& limit=10"); > > } > > > > //HTML > > Name: > > <input type="text" id="name" onkeyup="getNames() > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > > > > >
