get jquery ui autocomplete selected id and save in hidden field then display on page on button click

I have this jquery  UI autocomplete.
http://jsfiddle.net/DLLVw/

Is there a way to get the selected id from the autocomplete but don't display it on select event.

Instead show the selected value when I click the button.

So for example if I pick Algeria from the autocomplete. It will display Algeria in the textbox and the id 18 in another textbox.

Is it possible to save the selected id in a hidden field and then when I click the button display the value that was stored in hidden field on the page?
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Rainer JeschorCommented:
Hi,

please check the forked code here:
http://jsfiddle.net/EE_RainerJ/cj6ey54e/

I added this into the onchange:
else {
            	$('#HiddenID').val(ui.item.id);
            }

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and added the ShowID function.

HTH
Rainer
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maqskywalkerAuthor Commented:
Thanks. Great example
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