How do I pass an extra parameter to Jquery Autocomplete field?

Question

I\'m using the JQuery Autocomplete in one of my forms.

The basic form selects products from my database. This works great, but I\'d like to further develop so that o

Answer 1

You need to use a different approach for the source call, like this:

$("#product").autocomplete({
  source: function(request, response) {
    $.getJSON("product_auto_complete.php", { postcode: $('#zipcode').val() }, 
              response);
  },
  minLength: 2,
  select: function(event, ui){
    //action
  }
});

This format lets you pass whatever the value is when it's run, as opposed to when it's bound.