README

A jQuery plugin autocomplete

Installation

	composer require gozoro/jquery-autocompleter

Usage

Using an variant array

<input id="autocompleter" name="country" type="text" class="form-control"  value="" autocomplete="off" />
<script>
	$(document).ready(function()
	{
		var items = [
			"Afghanistan",
			"Albania",
			"Algeria",
			"Andorra",
			"Angola",
			"Antigua and Barbuda",
			"Argentina",
			"Armenia",
			"Australia",
			"Austria",
			"Azerbaijan"
		];

		$("#autocompleter").autocompleter(items);
	});
</script>';

Using AJAX

<input id="autocompleter" name="city" type="text" class="form-control"  value=""/>
<script>
	$(document).ready(function()
	{
		var items = "script_get_items.php"; // script must be returns JSON with an variant array

		$("#autocompleter").autocompleter(items);
	});
</script>';

Options

maxResults

Maximum number of suggestions (0 - no limits).

Default: 0.

minChars

Minimum number of characters for the suggestions.

Default: 1.

delay

Keyboard input delay.

Default: 500 ms.

ajaxData

The function must return ajax-request data. Here you can get additional parameters for the ajax-request.

Default:

function(value)
{
	return {value:value};
}

• value - input search value

template

The function must return the item value used to compare with the input value when filtering. The result of the function determines the match of the input string.

Default:

function(item, index)
{
	return item;
}

• item - item value of variant list.
• index - item key of variant list.

value

The function must return value for the request (when item is selected). This option enables the use of hidden input. You can use this option when you want to use an identifier instead of a text string from input.

Default: returned value of function from template option.

Example:

function(item, index)
{
	return index;
}

• item - item value of variant list.
• index - item key of variant list.

hiddenDefaultValue

Default value for the hidden input.

Default: "".

row

The function must return a value used for display a suggestions. You can change the format of the output suggestion string.

Default:

function(item, index)
{
	return item;
}

• item - item value of variant list.
• index - item key of variant list.

Example:

function(item, index)
{
	return '<span style="red">' + item + '</span>';
}

filter

Function must return a boolean value. When a variant must be included in the list of suggestions this function must return true instead of false.

Default:

function(item, index, inputValue, template)
{
	return ~template.toLowerCase().indexOf(inputValue.toLowerCase());
}

• item - item value of variant list.
• index - item key of variant list.
• inputValue - current input value.
• template - value of option template.

Events

autocompleter:select

The event is triggered when an item from the list of items is selected.

autocompleter:unselect

The event is triggered when an item from the list of items is unselected.

Example:

<style>

.form-control.success{
	border-color: #3c763d;
	background-color: #dff0d8;
}
</style>


<input id="autocompleter" name="country" type="text" class="form-control"  value="" autocomplete="off" />
<script>
$(document).ready(function()
{
	var items = [
		"Afghanistan",
		"Albania",
		"Algeria",
		"Andorra",
		"Angola",
		"Antigua and Barbuda",
		"Argentina",
		"Armenia",
		"Australia",
		"Austria",
		"Azerbaijan"
	];

	$("#autocompleter").autocompleter(items)
	.on('autocompleter:select', function(event, data)
	{
		$(this).addClass('success');
		console.log('selected:', data.value, data.template);

	})
	.on('autocompleter:unselect', function(event){
		$(this).removeClass('success');
	});
});
</script>';