No, you aren't doing anything wrong. While the implementation may be less then optimal, the additional request is by design. It ensures that the selected value really is a valid match.
If you consider that a bug, please file a ticket: http://dev.jquery.com/newticket Jörn On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 4:34 PM, Christos Zisopoulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I am using the bassistance.de jQuery Autocomplete 1.0.2 plugin with a > simple server data provider and the following snippet of code: > > $('input.autocompletable').autocomplete('/my_data_source', { > matchContains: true, > mustMatch: true, > minChars: 2, > cacheLength: 1, > extraParams: { kind: 'Address' } > }).result(function(event, data, formatted) { > $(this).next().val(data[1]); > }); > > It all works fine but upon selecting a value (either using the mouse > or hitting the RETURN key) the INPUT is populated with the value > returned by the AJAX search, but then the the AJAX request is repeated > once more this time with the value that just populated the INPUT. > > Any idea why the double GET request? Am I doing something wrong? > > I am on jQuery 1.2.6 and the bassistance.de jQuery Autocomplete 1.0.2 > plugin. Problem occurs across all browsers. >
