JSON support is still a bit rough. Here is an example, the
parse-option is something we want to improve a lot in the future:
http://jquery.bassistance.de/autocomplete/demo/json.html
Jörn
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 4:34 PM, rhythmicde...@gmail.com
<rhythmicde...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all new to the group and jQuery in general.
>
> I just installed the very cool autocomplete plugin yesterday and have
> it working in the following scenarios:
>
> $("#example").autocomplete(data);
> Where data is a local string as shown in the examples.
>
> $("#example").autocomplete('get_data.php');
> Where the data is retrieved from a PHP page that calls a mysql
> database.
>
> Now I am trying to get it to work inside of an app built in CakePHP. I
> have data as a JSON object with the following structure:
>
> var data = {"0000000017":"angel hair","0000000016":"basmati
> rice","0000000021":"black beans"}
>
> I thought that I could just pass this to autocomplete but nothing
> happens. Meaning the autocomplete field does do anything at all on the
> UI.
>
> My question is: what is the correct way to handle a JSON object with
> autocomplete? Do I need to enumerate the values into a string? That
> seems a little hacky. Just looking for the correct methodology.
>
> Thanks.
>
