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/**
* Custom jquery.ui.autocomplete widget
* for main search input
*/
$.widget( "custom.catcomplete", $.ui.autocomplete, {
_renderMenu: function( ul, items ) {
var that = this,
currentCategory = "";
$.each( items, function( index, item ) {
if ( item.category != currentCategory ) {
ul.append( "<li class='ui-autocomplete-category'>" + item.category + "</li>" );
currentCategory = item.category;
}
that._renderItemData( ul, item );
});
}
});
$(document).ready(function(){
/**
* Main search input autocomplete data
* and init
*/
var data = [
{ label: "anders", category: "" },
{ label: "andreas", category: "" },
{ label: "antal", category: "" },
{ label: "annhhx10", category: "Products" },
{ label: "annk K12", category: "Products" },
{ label: "annttop C13", category: "Products" },
{ label: "anders andersson", category: "People" },
{ label: "andreas andersson", category: "People" },
{ label: "andreas johnson", category: "People" }
];
$( "#search" ).catcomplete({
delay: 0,
source: data
});
})
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link href="/assets/jquery.ui.core.css?body=1" media="all" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="/assets/jquery.ui.theme.css?body=1" media="all" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="/assets/jquery.ui.autocomplete.css?body=1" media="all" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script src="/assets/jquery.js?body=1" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="/assets/jquery_ujs.js?body=1" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="/assets/jquery.ui.core.js?body=1" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="/assets/jquery.ui.widget.js?body=1" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="/assets/jquery.ui.position.js?body=1" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="/assets/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js?body=1" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="/assets/application.js?body=1" type="text/javascript"></script>
<meta content="authenticity_token" name="csrf-param" />
<meta content="sco9E+wtF+66jeoV01yruD4i8BtdrdwjfUOYnVegdu4=" name="csrf-token" />
</head>
<body>
<form class='navbar-form pull-left'>
<input class='span5' id='search' placeholder='Search...' type='text'>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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