[jQuery] [autocomplete] Is it possible to get the array it is working on?
Or maybe this can be done ina nicer way, let me explain what i want
to do
When you enter something in the field and it matches with one of the
items in the list I want to change the style of the field to bold. I
tried this
$("#name").result(function(event, data, formatted) {
$('#name').css({fontWeight: 'bold'});
});
But it has 2 drawbacks:
1. It is only executed if I select the item form the autocompletelist,
not if the user simply writes exactly the right thing.
2. If they select the item and the field gets bold as it should and
they THEN remove a letter or write more so it no longer matches I want
to change it back.
Unless there's built in functionality for this the solution I had in
mind was:
$("#name").keydown( function(event) {
if($("#name").val() in thearray)
{
make bold
}
else
{
make unbold
}
}
but then I need a way to fetch the array.