pixelmimic · August 29, 2015 14:12
diff --git a/jquery_autocomplete.html b/jquery_autocomplete.html
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
 <head>
    <title>jQuery Autocomplete</title>
    <style>
        #res {
            margin: 0px;
            padding-left: 0px;
            width: 150px;
        }
        
        #res li {
            list-style-type: none;
        }
        
        #res li:hover {
            background: #110D3B;
            color: #FFF;
            cursor: pointer;
        }
    </style>
    <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function(){
            var people = ['Peter Bishop', 'Nicholas Brody', 'Gregory House', 'Hank Lawson', 'Tyrion Lannister', 'Nucky Thompson'];
            var cache = {};
            var drew = false;
            
            $("#search").on("keyup", function(event){
                var query = $("#search").val()
        
                if($("#search").val().length > 2){
                    
                    //Check if we've searched for this term before
                    if(query in cache){
                        results = cache[query];
                    }
                    else{
                        //Case insensitive search for our people array
                        var results = $.grep(people, function(item){
                            return item.search(RegExp(query, "i")) != -1;
                        });
                        
                        //Add results to cache
                        cache[query] = results;
                    }
                    
                    //First search
                    if(drew == false){
                        //Create list for results
                        $("#search").after('<ul id="res"></ul>');
                        
                        //Prevent redrawing/binding of list
                        drew = true;
                        
                        //Bind click event to list elements in results
                        $("#res").on("click", "li", function(){
                            $("#search").val($(this).text());
                            $("#res").empty();
                         });
                    }
                    //Clear old results
                    else{
                        $("#res").empty();
                    }
                    
                    //Add results to the list
                    for(term in results){
                        $("#res").append("<li>" + results[term] + "</li>");
                    }
                }
                //Handle backspace/delete so results don't remain
                else if(drew){
                    $("#res").empty();
                }
            });
        });
    </script>
 </head>

 <body>
    <input id="search" type="text">
 </body>
 </html>
	<!DOCTYPE html>
	<html>
	<head>
	<title>jQuery Autocomplete</title>
	<style>
	#res {
	margin: 0px;
	padding-left: 0px;
	width: 150px;
	}

	#res li {
	list-style-type: none;
	}

	#res li:hover {
	background: #110D3B;
	color: #FFF;
	cursor: pointer;
	}
	</style>
	<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
	<script>
	$(document).ready(function(){
	var people = ['Peter Bishop', 'Nicholas Brody', 'Gregory House', 'Hank Lawson', 'Tyrion Lannister', 'Nucky Thompson'];
	var cache = {};
	var drew = false;

	$("#search").on("keyup", function(event){
	var query = $("#search").val()

	if($("#search").val().length > 2){

	//Check if we've searched for this term before
	if(query in cache){
	results = cache[query];
	}
	else{
	//Case insensitive search for our people array
	var results = $.grep(people, function(item){
	return item.search(RegExp(query, "i")) != -1;
	});

	//Add results to cache
	cache[query] = results;
	}

	//First search
	if(drew == false){
	//Create list for results
	$("#search").after('<ul id="res"></ul>');

	//Prevent redrawing/binding of list
	drew = true;

	//Bind click event to list elements in results
	$("#res").on("click", "li", function(){
	$("#search").val($(this).text());
	$("#res").empty();
	});
	}
	//Clear old results
	else{
	$("#res").empty();
	}

	//Add results to the list
	for(term in results){
	$("#res").append("<li>" + results[term] + "</li>");
	}
	}
	//Handle backspace/delete so results don't remain
	else if(drew){
	$("#res").empty();
	}
	});
	});
	</script>
	</head>

	<body>
	<input id="search" type="text">
	</body>
	</html>