I'm not really following where this is to be used. Within the Ajax.Autocompleter, there are a number of options that i could set, one of them was 'parameters' Where would your code be placed? Also, i wanted the text box to be cleared each time the select was changed, that is another reason for the 'onchange' function i have.
What I have is working now,but would like to see how this version performs as well. thanks. On Jun 29, 10:35 am, "Alex McAuley" <webmas...@thecarmarketplace.com> wrote: > All you needed to do was query the value of the select box each time the > AutoCompleter was triggered - the psudeo code I provided does just that ;) > > Good luck > Alex Mcauleyhttp://www.thevacancymarket.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "maxarbos" <maxar...@yahoo.com> > To: "Prototype & script.aculo.us" <prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:48 PM > Subject: [Proto-Scripty] Re: Ajax.Autocompleter > > 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" <webmas...@thecarmarketplace.com> > 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" <maxar...@yahoo.com> > > To: "Prototype & script.aculo.us" > > <prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com> > > 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 > prototype-scriptacul...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en. -- 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 prototype-scriptacul...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en.
