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

function setAutoCompleteCombo(id,value,display) {
    if($(id+"[value="+value+"]").text().localeCompare("")==0){
        $("<option value='"+value+"'>"+display+"</option>").appendTo($(id));
    }
    $(id).val(value);
    $(id).next().val($(id+" :selected").text());
}

I solved it by calling this function on the initial page or runtime. Example:

setAutoCompleteCombo('#frmData select#select_id',option_value,option_text);

Answer 2

add method to jquery combobox script

setValue: function(o) {            
    $(this.element).val(o);
    $(this.input).val($(this.element).find("option:selected").text());            
}