How to highlight input words in autocomplete jquery ui

Question

Could you please help me in highlighting the typed words in the auto complete text box. i am already populating the autocomplete words and i need to just highlight the typed

Answer 1

For a correct render in jQuery UI - v1.12.1 use "div", not "a"

$.ui.autocomplete.prototype._renderItem = function (ul, item) {        
    var t = String(item.value).replace(
            new RegExp(this.term, "gi"),
            "$&");
    return $("
")
        .data("item.autocomplete", item)
        .append("
" + t + "
")
        .appendTo(ul);
};