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SELECT Auto Complete

  • September 19, 2013
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I have a SELECT dropdown on the form and would like to have a function while user type then the dropdown will get the most close record for user to select.

I tried to look on the internet, but no luck, It seems that CFSelect does not have this option.

Any information is great appreciated,

Regards,

Iccsi,

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    Correct answer Carl Von Stetten

    Iccsi,

    AutoComplete widgets typically don't use SELECT elements; they usually build off of a standard text input box.  While I strongly discourage using <CFINPUT> (or any of the built-in ColdFusion UI tags), it does have an "autosuggest" attribute that triggers the type of behaviour you are looking for.  However, I would recommend looking at using jQueryUI's "autocomplete" widget, TwitterBootstrap's "typeahead" widget, or any number of other JavaScript/CSS AutoComplete solutions.

    HTH,

    -Carl V.

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    Carl Von Stetten
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    September 19, 2013

    Iccsi,

    AutoComplete widgets typically don't use SELECT elements; they usually build off of a standard text input box.  While I strongly discourage using <CFINPUT> (or any of the built-in ColdFusion UI tags), it does have an "autosuggest" attribute that triggers the type of behaviour you are looking for.  However, I would recommend looking at using jQueryUI's "autocomplete" widget, TwitterBootstrap's "typeahead" widget, or any number of other JavaScript/CSS AutoComplete solutions.

    HTH,

    -Carl V.

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    iccsiAuthor
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    September 19, 2013

    Thanks a million for the information and help,

    Regards,

    Iccsi,

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