I run into a problem with jQuery UI - Autocomplete and IE8.
I'm using combobox method which you can find on jQuery UI website - here
Basically, it is creating autocomplete input + select menu from select/option list.
I'm using jQuery 1.6.4 and jQuery UI 1.8.16; both from google server.
It is working perfectly on Chrome / FF / Opera, but does not work on IE8.
On IE8 - once you select something (after typing), or use dropdown button IE will reload the page. Please not that IE will not crash till you use arrows or try to select something.
res://ieframe.dll/acr_error.htm#,in the URL, in front of the actual path- or a message
this tab has been reloaded; a problem with the page causes IE to close and reopen the page
Any idea what is causing IE to act like that? Any suggestion much appreciated.
jQuery code:
<script>
(function( $ ) {
$.widget( "ui.combobox", {
_create: function() {
var self = this,
select = this.element.hide(),
selected = select.children( ":selected" ),
value = selected.val() ? selected.text() : "";
var input = this.input = $( "<input>" )
.insertAfter( select )
.val( value )
.autocomplete({
delay: 0,
minLength: 0,
source: function( request, response ) {
var matcher = new RegExp( $.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex(request.term), "i" );
response( select.children( "option" ).map(function() {
var text = $( this ).text();
if ( this.value && ( !request.term || matcher.test(text) ) )
return {
label: text.replace(
new RegExp(
"(?![^&;]+;)(?!<[^<>]*)(" +
$.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex(request.term) +
")(?![^<>]*>)(?![^&;]+;)", "gi"
), "<strong>$1</strong>" ),
value: text,
option: this
};
}) );
},
select: function( event, ui ) {
ui.item.option.selected = true;
self._trigger( "selected", event, {
item: ui.item.option
});
},
change: function( event, ui ) {
if ( !ui.item ) {
var matcher = new RegExp( "^" + $.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex( $(this).val() ) + "$", "i" ),
valid = false;
select.children( "option" ).each(function() {
if ( $( this ).text().match( matcher ) ) {
this.selected = valid = true;
return false;
}
});
if ( !valid ) {
// remove invalid value, as it didn't match anything
$( this ).val( "" );
select.val( "" );
input.data( "autocomplete" ).term = "";
return false;
}
}
}
})
.addClass( "ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-left" );
input.data( "autocomplete" )._renderItem = function( ul, item ) {
return $( "<li></li>" )
.data( "item.autocomplete", item )
.append( "<a>" + item.label + "</a>" )
.appendTo( ul );
};
this.button = $( "<button type='button'> </button>" )
.attr( "tabIndex", -1 )
.attr( "title", "Show All Items" )
.insertAfter( input )
.button({
text: false
})
.removeClass( "ui-corner-all" )
.click(function() {
// close if already visible
if ( input.autocomplete( "widget" ).is( ":visible" ) ) {
input.autocomplete( "close" );
return;
}
// work around a bug (likely same cause as #5265)
$( this ).blur();
// pass empty string as value to search for, displaying all results
input.autocomplete( "search", "" );
input.focus();
});
},
destroy: function() {
this.input.remove();
this.button.remove();
this.element.show();
$.Widget.prototype.destroy.call( this );
}
});
})( jQuery );
$(document).ready( function() {
$("#combobox").combobox();
});
</script>