Ah, local data on the page... no idea, sorry
On Nov 8, 5:10 pm, cdukes77 <cduke...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Exactly ... the questions is how ... here;s the autocomplete script > I'm using - I cannot see any way to add a list item that is outside of > the loop AND part of the return ... > > $(document).ready(function() { > $("#searchName").autocomplete(data, { > matchContains: true, > formatItem: function(item) { > return item.text; > } > }).result(function(event, item) { > location.href = item.url; > }); > }); > > On Nov 8, 3:54 pm, MorningZ <morni...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > What I'm trying to figure out how to do - is to have an "Add New" > > > option in theAutocompletelist that shows (at the top or bottom of > > > theautocompletelist) as a selectable option, regardless of what the > > > user is searching for. > > > Well, if you have the plugin working, then you obviously have the > > server side coding complete.. you'd simply add this "Add New" to the > > end of these results on the server > > > On Nov 8, 11:19 am, cdukes77 <cduke...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > > I'm usingAutocompletein a search field to reference and load a > > > record from a database ... it's working perfectly, thank-you for > > > making this UI concept so easy to accomplish ... > > > > Is there a way to have a "special item" return in theautocomplete > > > list regardless of what the user types ... In other words something > > > like ... > > > > Imagine a Movie database -- with a UI that allows you to type the > > > movie name in anautocompleteenabled text area ... as you type the > > > name ... possible matches are displayed and available for selection > > > (so far, exactly as you would expectautocompleteto work) ... but as > > > you type, and the list continuously narrows, the user finds that the > > > movie is not in the list ... > > > > What I'm trying to figure out how to do - is to have an "Add New" > > > option in theAutocompletelist that shows (at the top or bottom of > > > theautocompletelist) as a selectable option, regardless of what the > > > user is searching for. > > > > I can obviously have an "Add New" option when the user types an > > > "a" ... what I would like is for the "Add New" selectable option to > > > show up in all circumstances. > > > > Thanks again, > > > Chip- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -