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jQuery handsontable auto-complete to auto-fill other fields

Hi all,
it's about jQuery Excel-like data grid editor. More can be found here:

http://handsontable.com/

I need help to combine this working jQuery autocomplete autofill :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
	<head>
		<meta charset='utf-8'>
		<title>jQuery UI Autocomplete - Autofill</title>
		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1/themes/redmond/jquery-ui.css">	
		<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
		<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
		<script type="text/javascript">
		$(function() { 
			$('#iprice').val("");
			$('#icode').val("");

			$("#name").autocomplete({
				source: [{"name":"BMW","label":"Air Soft Gun","price":"212","abbrev":"BMW"},
						 {"name":"Chrysler","label":"Pepsi Cola Hat","price":"24","abbrev":"CRY"},
						 {"name":"Nissan","label":"Candle Lights Dinner","price":"780","abbrev":"NSS"},
						 {"name":"Suzuki","label":"Pork Meat Ball","price":"178","abbrev":"SZK"},
						 {"name":"Toyota","label":"Granny Health Supplement","price":"24","abbrev":"TYT"}],
				minLength: 2,
				select: function(event, ui) { 
					$('#iprice').val(ui.item.price);
					$('#icode').val(ui.item.abbrev);
				}
			});"BMW", "Chrysler", "Nissan", "Suzuki", "Toyota", "Volvo"

			$["ui"]["autocomplete"].prototype["_renderItem"] = function( ul, item) {
				return $( "<li></li>" ) 
  				.data( "item.autocomplete", item )
  				.append( $( "<a></a>" ).html( item.label ) )
  				.appendTo( ul );
			};

		});
		</script>
	</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<form action="" method="post">
	<p class="ui-widget">
		<input type="text" id="name" name="name" />
		<input readonly="readonly" type="text" id="iprice" name="iprice" size="5">
		<input readonly="readonly" type="text" id="icode" name="icode" size="3">
	</p>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>

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...into this working handsontable autocomplete feature:

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset='utf-8'>
  <title> Handsontable | Autocomplete OK | Autofill ?!? </title>
  <script data-jsfiddle="common" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
  <script data-jsfiddle="common" src="http://handsontable.com/dist/jquery.handsontable.full.js"></script>
  <link data-jsfiddle="common" rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="http://handsontable.com/dist/jquery.handsontable.full.css">
</head>

<body>

        <div class="pad">
          <div id="mytables"></div>
        </div>

<script type="text/javascript">
var $container	= $("#mytables");
var comsources	= ["BMW", "Chrysler", "Nissan", "Suzuki", "Toyota"];

$container.handsontable({
  startRows: 1,
  startCols: 5,
  rowHeaders: true,
  colHeaders: ['Item Name', 'Price', 'Code'],
  minSpareRows: 1,
  contextMenu: true,
  columns: [
    {
	  data: "name",
      type: 'autocomplete',
      source: comsources,
      strict: false
    },
    {
	  data: "price"
	},
    { 
	  data: "code"
	}
  ]
});
</script>

</body>
</html>

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So, what I'm looking for is the autocomplete autofill feature to be applied to "handsontable". On handsontale I can manage to have an autocomplete field... I want this, when a value is selected from the autocomplete, it will also fill 2 other fields with a value.

I was doing lots of trial & errors but seems not able to find a proper solution.

Please help... Thanks.

tobece

Asked: 2013-11-24

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1 Solution

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leakim971PluritechnicianCommented: 2013-11-24

Test page : http://jsfiddle.net/wvXvJ/

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset='utf-8'>
<title> Handsontable | Autocomplete OK | Autofill ?!? </title>
<link data-jsfiddle="common" rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="http://handsontable.com/dist/jquery.handsontable.full.css">
<script data-jsfiddle="common" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script data-jsfiddle="common" src="http://handsontable.com/dist/jquery.handsontable.full.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">

	$(document).ready(function() {

		var $container	= $("#mytables");
		var comsources	= ["Chrysler", "Nissan", "Suzuki", "Toyota"];

		var ac = [
			{"name":"Chrysler","label":"Pepsi Cola Hat","price":"24","abbrev":"CRY"},
			{"name":"Nissan","label":"Candle Lights Dinner","price":"780","abbrev":"NSS"},
			{"name":"Suzuki","label":"Pork Meat Ball","price":"178","abbrev":"SZK"},
			{"name":"Toyota","label":"Granny Health Supplement","price":"24","abbrev":"TYT"}
		];
	
		var ht = $container.handsontable({
			startRows: 1,
			startCols: 5,
			rowHeaders: true,
			colHeaders: ['Item Name', 'Price', 'Code'],
			minSpareRows: 1,
			contextMenu: true,
			columns: [
				{
					data: "name",
					type: 'autocomplete',
					source: comsources,
					strict: false
				},
				{
					data: "price"
				},
				{ 
					data: "code"
				}
			],
			afterChange : function(arr, op) {
				if(op=="edit"&&arr.length==1) {
					var value = arr[0][3];
					for(var i=0;i<ac.length;i++) {
						if(ac[i].name == value) {
							$container.handsontable("setDataAtCell", arr[0][0], 1, ac[i].price);
							$container.handsontable("setDataAtCell", arr[0][0], 2, ac[i].abbrev);
							return false;
						}
					}
				}
			}
		});
	});

</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="pad">
	<div id="mytables"></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

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tobeceAuthor Commented: 2013-11-25

Thanks @leakim971 it really saves my time a lot.

Would you help me once more time on the lowercase issue.
For example :
* If I type su then nothing appears as suggestion.
* If I type Su (1st char is uppercase) then Suzuki appears as suggestion.

I think will be better if I type su (all lowercase) then Suzuki would appears as a suggestion.

I've tried to put toLowerCase() on some possible places (that I can think of) but still not getting a proper solution.

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leakim971PluritechnicianCommented: 2013-11-25

replace :

if(ac[i].name == value) {

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by :

if(ac[i].name.toLowerCase() == value.toLowerCase()) {

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tobeceAuthor Commented: 2013-11-25

Actually that was where I placed toLowerCase() but seems like nothing changes?

Typed su (all lowercase) : Suggestion NONE
Typed Su : Suggestion Suzuki
Typed SU (all uppercase) : Suggestion NONE

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leakim971PluritechnicianCommented: 2013-11-25

Look like the autocomplete type cell don't support that :
http://handsontable.com/demo/autocomplete.html

you should ask the developer to add this in their plugin as I don't see any solution outside the plugin

tobeceAuthor Commented: 2013-11-26

@leakim971:
OK thanks for the codes.
I'll be contacting them regarding the issue of lowercase letters in autocomplete.

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