jQuery UI Combobox

[alphalife]

So im using the premade code from JQuery UI.

 

Wanted to know how i would be able to check the form field

<input type="hidden" name="auto" value="1">

 

to auto submit the form using Jquery combo box.

 

 

<script type="text/javascript" >
	(function( $ ) {
	$.widget( "ui.combobox", {
		_create: function() {
		    var auto = document.getElementById('auto');
		    var input,
				self = this,
				select = this.element.hide(),
				selected = select.children( ":selected" ),
				value = selected.val() ? selected.text() : "",
				wrapper = this.wrapper = $( "<span>" )
					.addClass( "ui-combobox" )
					.insertAfter( select );

			input = $( "<input>" )
				.appendTo( wrapper )
				.val( value )
				.addClass( "ui-state-default ui-combobox-input" )
				.autocomplete({
					delay: 0,
					minLength: 0,
					source: function( request, response ) {
						var matcher = new RegExp( $.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex(request.term), "i" );
						response( select.children( "option" ).map(function() {
							var text = $( this ).text();
							if ( this.value && ( !request.term || matcher.test(text) ) )
								return {
									label: text.replace(
										new RegExp(
											"(?![^&;]+(?!<[^<>]*)(" +
											$.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex(request.term) +
											")(?![^<>]*>)(?![^&;]+", "gi"
										), "<strong>$1</strong>" ),
									value: text,
									option: this
								};
						}) );
					},
					select: function( event, ui ) {
						ui.item.option.selected = true;
						self._trigger( "selected", event, {
							item: ui.item.option
						});

                                        // This is where i found out how to autosubmit the form, but sometimes i wont need to use the Auto input field, because the select combo box comes before another form field.
				//this.form.submit();
					},
					change: function( event, ui ) {
						if ( !ui.item ) {
							var matcher = new RegExp( "^" + $.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex( $(this).val() ) + "$", "i" ),
								valid = false;
							select.children( "option" ).each(function() {
								if ( $( this ).text().match( matcher ) ) {
									this.selected = valid = true;
									return false;
								}
							});
							if ( !valid ) {
								// remove invalid value, as it didn't match anything
								$( this ).val( "" );
								select.val( "" );
								input.data( "autocomplete" ).term = "";
								return false;
							}
						}
					}
				})
				.addClass( "ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-left" );

			input.data( "autocomplete" )._renderItem = function( ul, item ) {
				return $( "<li></li>" )
					.data( "item.autocomplete", item )
					.append( "<a>" + item.label + "</a>" )
					.appendTo( ul );
			};



			$( "<a>" )
				.attr( "tabIndex", -1 )
				.attr( "title", "Show All Items" )
				.appendTo( wrapper )
				.button({
					icons: {
						primary: "ui-icon-triangle-1-s"
					},
					text: false
				})
				.removeClass( "ui-corner-all" )
				.addClass( "ui-corner-right ui-combobox-toggle" )

				.click(function() {
					// close if already visible
					if ( input.autocomplete( "widget" ).is( ":visible" ) ) {
						input.autocomplete( "close" );
						return;
					}

					// work around a bug (likely same cause as #5265)
					$( this ).blur();

					// pass empty string as value to search for, displaying all results
					input.autocomplete( "search", "" );
					input.focus();

				});
		},

		destroy: function() {
			this.wrapper.remove();
			this.element.show();
			$.Widget.prototype.destroy.call( this );
		}
	});
})( jQuery );


$(function() {
 	$( "#combobox" ).combobox();
	$( "#toggle" ).click(function() {
		$( "#combobox" ).toggle();
	});
});
</script>