> 1: Grab the value of a form input > 2: Grab results of a .php page via AJAX ( $.get()?? ) > 3: Check through the AJAX results ( should i return the data as JSON? > or just | it? ) > 4: If there is a match / likeness for what is in the form input > addClass('error') IF NOT addClass('accept') ... > Thanks for the replies i am actually using the autocomplete plugin for > my live search parts, but what im trying to create is just a lookup > which will not return any selection values but just addClass depending > what it finds.
When returning data that is to be used directly by JavaScript (#3 above), I always prefer JSON unless there are specific reasons to do otherwise. (JSON is already in a JavaScript-digestible format.) I don't know the nature of your data or what you are trying to match, but if it is something like Form field: 'myentry' And the returnData = { myentry: "this is a real user", film: "at eleven" } Then: //may have to test this slightly differently, //i.e., if (returnData.hasOwnProperty('myentry') {...} if (typeof returnData.myentry !== 'undefined') { ...addClass('returnDataMatches');.. } else { ...addClass('noMatchMan'); } Pyro