jQuery UI Autcomplete: POST instead of GET

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jQuery UI Autcomplete:

How can I POST the term to the search script instead of GET?

Wouldn't the POST be more appropriately used for obtaining the user's selection, rather than simply retrieving a list of choices? — Robert Harvey, Apr 09 '10 at 16:19
@Robert - if receiving back JSON, a post might be better, esp. in ASP.NET MVC2 which (by default) refuses to serve up JSON for a GET request: http://haacked.com/archive/2009/06/25/json-hijacking.aspx — tvanfosson, Apr 09 '10 at 16:25

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 09 '10 at 16:22

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You'll need to supply a function as the source for the plugin and have your function do the AJAX post to the server to get the matching data.

answered Apr 09 '10 at 16:22

tvanfosson

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thanks, this is how it ended up working: $("#search-cities").autocomplete( { minLength: 2, source: function(request, response) { jQuery.post("http://redcupclassifieds.com/search_cities", { term: request.term }, function(data) { response(data); }, "json"); } }); – andrhamm Apr 16 '10 at 16:53

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 09 '10 at 16:22

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You need to specify callback function for the source parameter. Here is an example: http://jqueryui.com/demos/autocomplete/#remote-jsonp

answered Apr 09 '10 at 16:22

Ivo Sabev

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