You could try this, similar to what the plugin does for the mustMatch option:
$(".autocomplete").blur(function() {
$(this).search(function(result) {
if (!result) {
// no match found, do something, eg. clearing other fields
}
});
});
Jörn
On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 8:30 PM, Ash<ash.sea...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Does anyone have a library or patch to call a handler if a user leaves
> an autocomplete field without choosing one of the autocomplete options
> - i.e. they've entered free text.
>
> I'm working with an app that populates multiple fields from a single
> auto-complete value, and our latest requirement is to clear out a
> bunch of fields if the user's entered something manually - rejecting
> autocomplete suggestions.
>
> My initial attempts at hooking into onkeyfoo and onblur haven't lead
> anywhere productive, and I'm hoping someone else has managed to
> overcome the gnarly event and timing dependencies involved with
> onkeyfoo and blur being used for standard autocomplete behaviour.
>
> Note: I'm working with http://plugins.jquery.com/project/autocompletex
> - but I'm happy to switch libraries and/or port functionality and
> patches over from another solution.
>
