jQuery AutoComplete Trigger Change Event

Question

How do you trigger jQuery UI\'s AutoComplete change event handler programmatically?

Hookup

$(\"#CompanyList\").autocomplete({ 
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Answer 1

Another solution than the previous ones:

//With trigger
$("#CompanyList").trigger("keydown");

//With the autocomplete API
$("#CompanyList").autocomplete("search");

jQuery UI Autocomplete API

https://jsfiddle.net/mwneepop/