I have my current autocomplete but it doesn't do öäå in a search. Does this handle that? Best Regards, Jason On Sat, 2010-02-06 at 12:30 -0800, mdipierro wrote: > People say there is some magic in web2py. > Here is some real magic now in trunk that I am sure you have never > seen. > > Caveats: > 0) requires latest trunk (bzr 1603, hg 175:e42b559254f6) > 1) this is an experiment, not sure it is a good idea > 2) this is the first function in web2py that REQUIRES jQuery > 3) works but I am not yet convinced it should stay there > 4) even if it stays, I am sure the API should stay > > Example: > > ### assume this model > db.define_table('target',Field('name')) > if not db(db.target.id>0).count(): > db.target.insert(name="Klingon") > db.target.insert(name="Romulans") > db.target.insert(name="Borg") > db.target.insert(name="Borg2") > db.define_table('photon_torpedo',Field('target',db.target)) > > ### assume this action in controller default.py > def launch(): > db.photon_torpedo.target.represent=lambda target: target.name > return dict(new_torpedo=crud.create(db.photon_torpedo), > launched_torpedos=db().select(db.photon_torpedo.ALL)) > > So far nothing new. > > Now append to the model or insert at top of controller the following: > > from gluon.sqlhtml import AutocompleteWidget > db.photon_torpedo.target.widget=AutocompleteWidget(request,db.target.name,db.target.id) > > No need to define any callback action (there is no callback action!) > No plugin required (perhaps some optional css to style). > No js coding required. > Applies to existing apps, including those that use custom forms. > > Let's see who can figure out how it works! > > Massimo >
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