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function ajaxAutoComplete(options){
    var $input = $("#" + options.inputId);

    var $autocomplete = $('<ul id="ac" class="autocomplete-content dropdown-content" style="position:absolute"></ul>'),
        $inputDiv = $input.closest('.input-field'),
        request,
        runningRequest = false,
        timeout,
        liSelected;

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/*
 * @function ajaxAutocomplete
 *      Creates an autocomplete dropdown
 *      from content fetched via AJAX calls.
 *
 * @param {Object} options
 *      Used to pass options to the function
 *          options.ajaxURL     =   URL for the AJAX call
 *          options.inputId     =   Input field to use for autcompletion
 *          options.minLength   =   Minimum char length to start making AJAX calls.