[jQuery] autocomplete - how to open dropdown with function

[alex_mass]

I'm using jQuery plugin: Autocomplete, in a field id=inputsearch.

The question, is how is it possible to open the dropdown
programmatically frmo javascript in the page.

thanks for the help
Alex


       $("#inputsearch").autocomplete(${topicList}, {
           formatItem: function(item) {
             return item.display;
           },
           minChars:0
         })