I am using jquery ui to make an auto complete . 

i am using a gif image while searching when user enter a letter .

Image working while search but i want to remove image when user select . where i put my remove class to remove that animated image . 

Full code is given below , 

any suggestion 

<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/stylesheet.css" type="text/css" />

<script src="js/user.js"></script>

<script src="themes/jqery-themes.js"></script>

<style>

.image{ background-image:url(images/animation_processing.gif); background-repeat:no-repeat; }

</style>

<script>

$(function(){

var auto = [

"C",

"C++",

"JAVA",

"PHP",

"COBOL"

];

$("#tags").autocomplete({

source:auto,

search : function(){$("#tags").addClass('image')},

});

});

</script>

<div><input  id="tags" style="border:solid; height:400px; width:300px" /></div>