I have an auto complete system and wanted the options to appear lower than the line where the user is typing, such as code editors such as dreamweaver .
Auto Complete - Jquery:
$(function() {
var availableTags = [
"<a></a>",
"<sub></sub>"
];
function split( val ) {
return val.split( /\s*/ );
}
function extractLast( term ) {
return split( term ).pop();
}
$( "#tags" )
// don't navigate away from the field on tab when selecting an item
.bind( "keydown", function( event ) {
if ( event.keyCode === $.ui.keyCode.TAB &&
$( this ).autocomplete( "instance" ).menu.active ) {
event.preventDefault();
}
})
.autocomplete({
minLength: 0,
source: function( request, response ) {
// delegate back to autocomplete, but extract the last term
response( $.ui.autocomplete.filter(
availableTags, extractLast( request.term ) ) );
},
focus: function() {
// prevent value inserted on focus
return false;
},
select: function( event, ui ) {
var terms = split( this.value );
// remove the current input
terms.pop();
// add the selected item
terms.push( ui.item.value );
// add placeholder to get the comma-and-space at the end
terms.push( "" );
this.value = terms.join( "" );
return false;
}
});
});
HTML:
<textarea id="tags" ></textarea>