You can split an input on a specific string to get the same field to autocomplete multiple times. One example where you might want to do this is in the case of tags: You have a field that should contain multiple tags, and you want to do an autocomplete after every comma + space (', ').
It's not documented in the
rails3-jquery-autocomplete README, but all you need to do is use the 'data-delimiter' attribute like this:
<%= f.label :category_tags %>
<%= f.autocomplete_field :category_tags, autocomplete_category_tag_title_library_assets_path, 'data-delimiter'=>', ' %>
Hopefully this helps you save a little time by allowing you to skip reading the implementation to find this detail.
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Great find Sam, right on time for something I am beginning to implement just now.
Posted by skumar
on Jun 07, 2011 at 05:22 PM UTC - 5 hrs
Fantastic info Sam. I was literally struggling to get this functionality and I found your comment. Thanks a lot.
Posted by Nagarajan
on Jul 18, 2011 at 11:21 PM UTC - 5 hrs
Hey Dude,
Thanks a lot, after two hours thinking & googling, i got your blog link & it was very helpful & my issue got resolved :)
Thanks
Posted by Vijay Kumbhar
on Aug 04, 2011 at 09:52 AM UTC - 5 hrs
Glad to be of service!
Posted by
Sammy Larbi
on Aug 04, 2011 at 10:45 AM UTC - 5 hrs
Can you please tell me how to work with data-delimiter option with text_field tag with rails3 jquery autocomplete plugin?
Thanks in advance..
Posted by anusha
on Aug 30, 2013 at 07:31 AM UTC - 5 hrs
Anusha,
The example in the post illustrates how to do it. Can you explain a little more about what's going on?
I haven't used this plugin lately, but I'm willing to try to help if I can!
Sam
Posted by
Sammy Larbi
on Aug 30, 2013 at 12:45 PM UTC - 5 hrs
