"extra_var" does not map to the ID of the input field. It is the name
that is going to be sent along with the AJAX request to your script.
(e.g. /autocomplete_lookup/?
q=my_search_text_blahablhablah&extra_var=12345)
You have to change it so it's:
'extra_var': function() {
return $("#extra_var").attr('id');
}
On Sep 26, 8:39 am, patrickk <patr...@vonautomatisch.at> wrote:
> I´m a bit confused, because the following doesn´t seem to work and I
> have no idea why ... after searching google for a couple of hours and
> trying different solutions, I´m posting this here and hope that
> someone can help.
>
> $("input.vAutocompleteField").autocomplete('/
> autocomplete_lookup/', {
> highlight: false,
> mustMatch: false,
> matchContains: true,
> cacheLength: 20,
> minChars: 2,
> extraParams: {
> 'extra_var': function() {
> return $(this).attr('id');
> }
> }
> });
>
> "extra_var" should be the ID of the current input-field.
>
> this is probably just me don´t seeing what´s wrong ... so any help is
> appreciated.
>
> thanks,
> patrick
