[jQuery] Re: Is there an autocomplete plugin that allows for a hidden field that does not show?
It's just an example. You can easily change it to write the value to a hidden field, and show somethind else in the textbox. On 8/25/07, inVINCable [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now I see that, and I have played around with it, but that requires the species to show in the results, which I don't want. :/ On Aug 23, 8:10 pm, Dylan Verheul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/23/07, inVINCable [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am new from prototype and scriptaculous and have been puzzled all day by trying to figure out this autocomplete business with jQuery. I have searched all over including the plugins page on the jquery website and cannot find what I need, an autocomplete field that will get the ID of the selection without showing it. A good example would be let's say we take the id a company was assigned to, say 3434. When the user clicks on that company, I want 3434 to be submitted with the form, but NOT in the actual text box, or anywhere visible. I was able to do this in prototype by assigned an id to the li that is equal to the ID, then the id is taken from the li element of the selection then submitted as a hidden form element. Unless I misunderstand, The example you mention is widely present in the various autocomplete examples (most of which are improvements of one and the same script, and a rewrite). Onhttp://www.dyve.net/jquery/?autocomplete, start typing some letters (for example: 'com') in the search box. Some bird species will appear. Select one, and the page will show you the scientific name. The parameter used is onSelectItem. Substitute bird name = company name, scientific name = id, and you should be good to go. Jörn's rewrite (http://jquery.bassistance.de/autocomplete/) offers similar examples. ( ... ) I really would like to avoid using prototype/scripaculous but I might have to if there is no solution via jQuery :/ You aren't blackmailing us are you? ;-) Good luck with the autocomplete. Dylan
[jQuery] Re: Is there an autocomplete plugin that allows for a hidden field that does not show?
Now I see that, and I have played around with it, but that requires the species to show in the results, which I don't want. :/ On Aug 23, 8:10 pm, Dylan Verheul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/23/07, inVINCable [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am new from prototype and scriptaculous and have been puzzled all day by trying to figure out this autocomplete business with jQuery. I have searched all over including the plugins page on the jquery website and cannot find what I need, an autocomplete field that will get the ID of the selection without showing it. A good example would be let's say we take the id a company was assigned to, say 3434. When the user clicks on that company, I want 3434 to be submitted with the form, but NOT in the actual text box, or anywhere visible. I was able to do this in prototype by assigned an id to the li that is equal to the ID, then the id is taken from the li element of the selection then submitted as a hidden form element. Unless I misunderstand, The example you mention is widely present in the various autocomplete examples (most of which are improvements of one and the same script, and a rewrite). Onhttp://www.dyve.net/jquery/?autocomplete, start typing some letters (for example: 'com') in the search box. Some bird species will appear. Select one, and the page will show you the scientific name. The parameter used is onSelectItem. Substitute bird name = company name, scientific name = id, and you should be good to go. Jörn's rewrite (http://jquery.bassistance.de/autocomplete/) offers similar examples. ( ... ) I really would like to avoid using prototype/scripaculous but I might have to if there is no solution via jQuery :/ You aren't blackmailing us are you? ;-) Good luck with the autocomplete. Dylan
[jQuery] Re: Is there an autocomplete plugin that allows for a hidden field that does not show?
On 8/23/07, inVINCable [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am new from prototype and scriptaculous and have been puzzled all day by trying to figure out this autocomplete business with jQuery. I have searched all over including the plugins page on the jquery website and cannot find what I need, an autocomplete field that will get the ID of the selection without showing it. A good example would be let's say we take the id a company was assigned to, say 3434. When the user clicks on that company, I want 3434 to be submitted with the form, but NOT in the actual text box, or anywhere visible. I was able to do this in prototype by assigned an id to the li that is equal to the ID, then the id is taken from the li element of the selection then submitted as a hidden form element. Unless I misunderstand, The example you mention is widely present in the various autocomplete examples (most of which are improvements of one and the same script, and a rewrite). On http://www.dyve.net/jquery/?autocomplete, start typing some letters (for example: 'com') in the search box. Some bird species will appear. Select one, and the page will show you the scientific name. The parameter used is onSelectItem. Substitute bird name = company name, scientific name = id, and you should be good to go. Jörn's rewrite (http://jquery.bassistance.de/autocomplete/) offers similar examples. ( ... ) I really would like to avoid using prototype/scripaculous but I might have to if there is no solution via jQuery :/ You aren't blackmailing us are you? ;-) Good luck with the autocomplete. Dylan
