I'm still not sure what you mean by the url... the demo page's source says it is using "/ajax/auto_complete_for_contact_name". What file is this pointing to? It doesn't have an extension. Do I point it at an XML file? Text file? What format does it have to be in?
On Mar 28, 2:20 am, Christophe Porteneuve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > apparker a écrit : > > > I'm new to js and rails. I've created a page and i'm trying to > > implement the autocomplete. I do'nt know where the data comes from. > > The demo says it comes from "/ajax/auto_complete_for_contact_name" - > > what is that? I downloaded some of the files from scriptaculous and > > they have a url which is an html file that is in the shape of XML. > > Where exactly does the info come from that populates the div? > > With Autocompleter.Local, it comes from a JS array in your page. > With Ajax.Autocompleter, it is provided by a URL in your app, which > takes one parameter (the default name is that of your text field, but > can be customized), and produces a <ul>/<li> list of results. > > It's all there, with all the necessary details: > > http://wiki.script.aculo.us/scriptaculous/show/Ajax.Autocompleter > > The wiki also provides you with basic styling for that result, so you > obtain a decent aspect. > > -- > Christophe Porteneuve a.k.a. TDD > "[They] did not know it was impossible, so they did it." --Mark Twain > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
