set value to jquery autocomplete combobox

Question

I am using jquery autocomplete combobox and everything is ok. But I also want to set specific value through JavaScript like $(\"#value\").val(\"somevalue\") and

Answer 1

@andyb, i think rewrite:

    autocomplete: function (value) {
        this.element.val(value);

        var selected = this.element.children(":selected"),
                value = selected.val() ? selected.text() : "";
        this.input.val(value);
    }