Instead of using one array of csv data, why not use nested arrays?
On Nov 19, 6:48 am, Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.vulgarisoip.com/2007/06/29/jquerysuggest-an-alternative-jq... > demonstrates a plugin that's really close to what I want, it will pick > up on elements where the word entered isn't the first word in the > strings being searched. Unfortunately, it still requires all the > words to be in the order they appear in the strings and doesn't seem > to match when words are ommited. Try "eastern", "warbler" and > "eastern warbler" to see what I mean. If this plugin matched on > "eastern warbler" or even on "warbler eastern" it would be pretty much > just what I needed functionality wise. Additionally it doesn't need > any ajax support as the UL with all the addresses in it is already on > the page. I just need to process that list, and use it as the basis > of the autocomplete. > > On Nov 19, 10:16 am, Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I currently have a brief to develop a system to help people find > > addresses in a list loaded into a web page. At the moment they're > > displayed as a single long list (a ul), and the oser clicks the one he > > wants to use. The problem is that in some cases this list can run to > > hundreds of entries. > > > The first plan was to simply have a button to click on the page that > > invokes the browser's ctrl-f behaviour, but there doesn't seem to be a > > sensible cross-browser way to do it. > > > My second idea was to use jQuery and one of the autocomplete plugins, > > convert the list into the data the autocomplete plugin needs to > > operate on and suggest addresses as users type into the field. This > > seemed a better approach but then I hit a problem that the > > autocomplete plugins that I've found so far all seem to search on > > exact phrases, which is not going to be very useful. Addresses in the > > list are in the format <recipient name>, <address>, <postcode> so a > > user would have to start by entering the name of the recipient > > followed by the address and post code for the autocomplete to work. > > If the user was to start with a postcode or street address, as most > > users would probably consider sensible, then the autocomplete would > > return no results. > > > What I really need is something that works in a similar manner to the > > autocomplete plugins I've found so far, but that doesn't care about > > the order of the words typed into the search box. The only constraint > > should be that the strings being matched against contain all the words > > typed. > > > For example, if an address is listed as "Mister Foobar, 123 Fake > > street, Quuxville, AS1 23D, then the autocomplete plugin would suggest > > that address if the user typed in "fake street as1", or "fake > > foobar". Are there any autocumplete plugins that support doing this?- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
