Hi Joe,
Using the afterUpdateElement patch for the Javascript Macro Helper, I do
this using the following code:
function auto_complete_on_select(element, selectedElement)
{
document.getElementById('encounter_client_id').value =
selectedElement.childNodes.item(0).innerHTML;
}
Which gets called by:
<%= auto_complete_field 'client', :url => {:controller => 'clients',
:action => 'auto_complete_for_client'},
:after_update_element => 'auto_complete_on_select', :select =>
'name' %>
And my LI looks like this:
<li><span class="informal">#{client.id}</span><span
class="select">#{client.name}</span></li>
In this case I use the new select class method and older informal style for
BC purposes.
Cheers,
Bob Silva
http://www.railtie.net/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nicolas
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 11:31 AM
To: rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org
Subject: Re: [Rails-spinoffs] Autocompleter question
Hi,
You can play with <span class="informal"> which will be displayed, but not
selected and <span style="display:none"> which won't be displayed, but
selected.
You can do pretty much everything with that, so you won't need to moidfy
autocompleter code.
Reagrds,
Nico
On 2/16/06, Joseph Potenza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey all,
When using the Ajax.autocompleter, how would I configure it so that the
user is searching based on an entry's name, but once they select an entry, I
record the ID?
I have the user entering a person's name in a text box to make it easier
to find contacts in a large database. I know that I can display content
that doesn't end up in the textbox by using the "informal" class, but how
can I associate the contact's ID with the LI item and have that value be
recorded into a hidden field when selected?
Is there an easier way than just putting a hidden, non-standard
"contactId" attribute on my LI tags and then using the afterUpdateElement
option?
Thanks in advance,
Joe
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