Question

    $("#search_input").autocomplete({
    source: results,
    select: function(e, i) {
  $('#searchresultdata').text(i.item.value);
 }
    }).on("keyup change",function() {
    var search_input = $(this).val();
    if (search_input.length > 0 && search_input != "Begin typing to search...") {
        $('#searchresultdata').text("RAWR");
    }
    $('#searchresultdata').text(search_input);
}
);

Thats my code for a search box (search_input). Basically, I just want it so that if the box is empty or contains “Begin typing to search…” to display RAWR, if not, show what was typed into the search_input

Answer 1

You are calling .text(search_input); regardless of whether or not your condition matches.

You need to put this into an else statement:

if (search_input.length > 0 && search_input != "Begin typing to search...") {
        $('#searchresultdata').text("RAWR");
    }
    else
    {
        $('#searchresultdata').text(search_input);
    }