jQuery autocomplete modification Gmail like matching

Question

$("#suggest3").autocomplete(someArray, {
    multiple: true,
    mustMatch: true,
    autoFill: true

});

"Jhon Smith" 
"Borris Baker" 
"Dove Elliot"

Now in the above combination when i would type 'Jhon Smith' a value ( Jhon Smith ) will be available in the dropdown....But how to tweak so that even when i type 'Smith Jhon' still the value ( Jhon Smith ) is available for selection... :s

i.e. Like in Gmail no matter what is the sequence of the words included in the name of a person it shows that result as long as the 'Jhon' and 'Smith' is there... i.e. sequence doesn't matter.

See answer to my question here: [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2382497/jquery-autocomplete-plug-in-search-configuration/2405646#2405646](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2382497/jquery-autocomplete-plug-in-search-configuration/2405646#2405646) — dev.e.loper, Mar 09 '10 at 14:45

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 16 '11 at 17:11

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Here is an example of Gmail style matching: http://jsbin.com/utojoh/2

type 'bl' for example

answered Aug 16 '11 at 17:11

Nader

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 05 '09 at 09:44

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The Jquery Autocomplete plug-in you are using probably can't be tweaked easily to your requirements. However you can get some hints from this script:
Source for "Google Contacts Autocomplete" – Userscripts.org

answered Nov 05 '09 at 09:44

o.k.w

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There must be a work around can you tell me the area of the code this matching tales place? – Raul Ruman Nov 06 '09 at 11:40

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 09 '10 at 14:53

In my case, I pulled the result set from a database after I split the words and used a LIKE clause in the SQL.

EDIT: Just and FYI, I did a sort so that if they entered "Jhon Smith" it would put results in priority order:

Jhon Smith
Jhon Smithy
Jhon Friday
Carl Smith

jQuery autocomplete modification Gmail like matching

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