I found the solution. I simply did
$('#name').click();
On Mar 14, 3:08 pm, Jonas <jonas.sjob...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a text field with autocomplete and now I want to force the list
> of matches to show (like when writing a letter).
>
> Say, the user writes "hello" then unfocus the field. Is it possible to
> add an action to a button so when it's pressed it shows the
> autocompletematches for the field where the user wrote hello?
>
> Something along the lines of
> $('#field').showResults();
> If there isn't a function for it already, how can I add it manually to
> the jquery.autocomplete.js file?
