I am looking at the book MVC 2 in Action. The chapter on autocomplete

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I am looking at the book MVC 2 in Action. The chapter on autocomplete

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I am looking at the book MVC 2 in Action. The chapter on autocomplete is at the end which I use as reference.
In the controller, the Json results that is returned is not transformed into a list for autocomplete. The book did not use Json but I could not use their alternative with a generic list.

So my View is;

<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl<SHP.WebUI.Models.HolidayRequestViewModel>" %>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
    $(document).ready(function () {
        $("input#SearchText").autocomplete('<%: Url.Action("FindNames", "Employee") %>');
    });

</script>
<p>You must make sure that the correct person to approve your Annual Leave is currently selected</p>
<p>Your current approver is <%: Html.DisplayFor(model => model.ApproverName) %></p>
<p>If you want to change your approver, enter his/her name here and make your selection.</p>
<p><%: Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.SearchText) %></p>
<div id="test-panel" class="ui-state-default"> This panel will disappear on command.</div>

And my controller is;

    public JsonResult FindNames(string q)
    {
        List<EmployeeName> filteredEmployees =
            Employee.GetAllCurrentEmployeesNames().Where(x => x.Fullname.ToLower().Contains(q.ToLower())).ToList();
        return Json(filteredEmployees, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
    }

* EDITED *
The problem with sending the parameter has now been fixed by using “string q”. Obvious eh? Now it is a case of getting the JSON returned into an autocomplete list.