That is what my funciton : onchange="startAutocomplete(this)" is doing, the issue is that the parameters option was not changing on submission even though if i ran tests to view the value after the 'onchange' , the new value was there. I found the callback function and used that with some help from here.
Thanks for the response. On Jun 29, 9:39 am, "Alex McAuley" <[email protected]> wrote: > you need to return the value in realt time ... for example in the auto > completer.... > > 'the_select_box_value' : function () {return > $('the-select-box-id').value()}, > > Hope this helps > > Alex Mcauleyhttp://www.thevacancymarket.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "maxarbos" <[email protected]> > To: "Prototype & script.aculo.us" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 8:25 PM > Subject: [Proto-Scripty] Ajax.Autocompleter > > > Hello, > > > I am trying to use Autocompleter to search through different tables. > > Hardcoding a specific table returns expected results from that table, > > so the script is working as expected. > > > What i want to do is, use a select box with an 'onchange' event that > > passes the chosen value to the Ajax.Autocompleter object. the value is > > use to create a 'parameters: "id="+xxx' string that should be used in > > the Ajax.Autocompleter object. > > > Here is what i have: > > > window.onload = function() { > > var cat_id=88; > > ac = new Ajax.Autocompleter("sterm", > > "autocomplete_choices", > > "/Property/search/ > > ajaxAutoComplete", > > { parameters: > > 'sid='+cat_id } ); > > > alert('The value of ac parameters is: ' + > > ac.options.parameters + ' and options are: ' + ac.options.toSource() + > > '.'); > > } > > > function startAutocomplete(obj) { > > ac.options.parameters='sid='+obj.value; > > alert('The value of sid is: ' + ac.options.parameters > > + '.'); > > document.searchForm.sterm.value=''; > > } > > > and on my select box: onchange="startAutocomplete(this)" > > > All the alert boxes are showing the correct information, but when I > > type anything in the textfield to be 'autocompleted', parameters: > > 'sid=88' is only being sent. > > if i leave out the 'parameters: 'sid='+cat_id' no parameters string > > is sent at all. > > > Is there any way to change the value on the fly of the parameters > > being sent? > > > I tried creating a new Ajax.Autocompleter onchange, but that only > > created new ones ever time i changed the list but still keep the > > original ones, so multiple instances of Ajax.Autocompleter were being > > submitted. > > > Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en.
