This may not be the most elegant solution, and is untested since it's
just off the top of my head, but i wouldn't see why it wouldn't at
least "work", heh
var _CurrentFieldName;
$(document).ready(function() {
$(".autocomlete")
.focus(function() { _CurrentFieldName = $
(this).attr("name"); })
.autocomplete(url, {
extraParams: { fieldname: _CurrentFieldName; }
}
});
});
On Oct 16, 8:59 am, The Hamburgler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wish to pass an extra parameter to the Autocomplete query URL that
> will determine the name of the current input field. The URL will then
> know what field is requesting the data and can return the relevant
> data.
> E.g. It could be list of countries or a group of surnames already in
> the database.
>
> I have read the documentation and thought the extraParams option would
> do this but i'm struggling with the correct syntax.
>
> The example below will pass an undefined value for 'fieldname' as $
> (this) is out of scope within the extraParams function. Is there a way
> I can access the inputs field name dynamically so i don't have to bind
> the autocomplete function to each individual input?
>
> $(".autocomlete").autocomplete(url, {
> extraParams: {
> fieldname: function() { return $(this).attr("name"); }
> }
>
> });
>
> http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Autocomplete
>
> Thanks for your time.
