jQuery(document).ready(function () { $.ajaxSetup({ cache: false }); bindFolderAutoComplete(".folderLookup"); bindSeriesAutoComplete(".seriesLookup"); }); function bindFolderAutoComplete(selector) { $(selector).each(function (index, element) { $(element).autocomplete({ //source: "/Directory/GetDirectories", source: function (request, response) { $.ajax({ url: "/Directory/GetDirectories", dataType: "json", data: { term: request.term }, success: function (data) { var re = $.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex(request.term); var matcher = new RegExp("^" + re, "i"); response($.grep(data, function (item) { return matcher.test(item); })); } }); }, minLength: 3 }); }); } function bindSeriesAutoComplete(selector) { $(selector).each(function (index, element) { $(element).autocomplete({ source: "/AddSeries/LookupSeries", minLength: 3, delay: 500, select: function (event, ui) { $(this).val(ui.item.Title); $(this).siblings('.seriesId').val(ui.item.Id); return false; } }) .data("autocomplete")._renderItem = function (ul, item) { return $("
  • ") .data("item.autocomplete", item) .append("" + item.Title + "
    " + item.FirstAired + "
    ") .appendTo(ul); }; }); }