How do you set a default value with jquery auto complete combobox?

Question

When using the jquery ui autocomplete combobox, can you set a default value for the combobox?

Answer 1

Answer #1 is very close, but you cannot hard-code the element ID if you want to keep the function generic. Add this line instead and enjoy!

input.val(jQuery("#"+select.attr("id")+" :selected").text() );