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An incremental Ajax autocompleter

 

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<h1>script.aculo.us Autocompleter functional test file</h1>



This is an incremental Ajax autocompleter. Type something, then type a comma, than type more. This autocompleter features an indicator.<br/>
<div id="ac1_indicator" style="display:none">NOW FETCHING RESULTS</div>
Autocompleter ac1: <input type="text" id="ac1" autocomplete="off"/>
<div id="ac1update" style="display:none;border:1px solid black;background-color:white;position:relative;"></div>


<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" charset="utf-8">
  new Ajax.Autocompleter('ac1','ac1update','scriptaculous-js-1.8.2/test/functional/_autocomplete_result.html', { 
    tokens: ',', indicator: 'ac1_indicator'
  } );
</script>

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Non-incremental Ajax autocompleter.<br/>
Autocompleter ac2: <input id="ac2" type="text" autocomplete="off"/>
<div id="ac2update" style="display:none;border:1px solid black;background-color:white;"></div>


<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" charset="utf-8">
  new Ajax.Autocompleter('ac2','ac2update','scriptaculous-js-1.8.2/test/functional/_autocomplete_result.html');
</script>

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Non-incremental Ajax autocompleter.<br/>
Autocompleter ac3: <input id="ac3" type="text" autocomplete="off"/>
<div id="ac3update" style="display:none;border:1px solid black;background-color:white;"></div>


<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" charset="utf-8">
  new Ajax.Autocompleter('ac3','ac3update','scriptaculous-js-1.8.2/test/functional/_autocomplete_result.html');
</script>

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Local incremental array autocompleter ac4<br/> with full-search. Type 'Jac', hit enter a few <br/>times, type 'gne'.<br/> <textarea rows=5 cols=40 id="ac4" autocomplete="off"></textarea>
<div id="ac4update" style="display:none;border:1px solid black;background-color:white;"></div>

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" charset="utf-8">
  new Autocompleter.Local('ac4','ac4update',
  new Array("John Jackson", "", "Jack Johnson", "", "Jane Agnews"), { tokens: new Array(',','\n'), fullSearch: true, partialSearch: true });
</script>
<br/><br/>

Local incremental array autocompleter ac5<br/> with fixed height and scrollbar. Type 'Jac', hit enter a few <br/>times, type 'gne'.<br/> <input id="ac5" type="text" autocomplete="off"/>
<div id="ac5update" style="display:none;border:1px solid black;background-color:white;height:50px;overflow:auto;"></div>

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" charset="utf-8">
  new Autocompleter.Local('ac5','ac5update',
  new Array("John Jackson", "Jack Johnson", "Jane Agnews", "Jack Johnson", "Jane Agnews", "Jack Johnson", "Jane Agnews"), { tokens: new Array(',','\n'), fullSearch: true, partialSearch: true });
</script>


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<div id="debug" style="font-size:11px;"></div>

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