Check this example for using remote data with JSON: http://dev.jquery.com/view/trunk/plugins/autocomplete/demo/json.html
Jörn On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 11:53 PM, arnoldroa <mano...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, i need to send a json object to the autocompleter. i see this > example on the demo: > > $("#thickboxEmail").autocomplete(emails, { > minChars: 0, > width: 310, > matchContains: true, > highlightItem: false, > formatItem: function(row, i, max, term) { > return row.name.replace(new RegExp("(" + term + ")", > "gi"), > "<strong>$1</strong>") + "<br><span style='font-size: 80%;'>Email: > <" + row.to + "></span>"; > }, > formatResult: function(row) { > return row.to; > } > }); > > the emails object var is a object, so > > emails = {name: 'aasdfasd', to: 'asdfqweqwe'} > > i need just that, the problem is that my mail is on a mysql DB. i dont > want to send a "one item per line". i want to send a json object. is > there anyway?