Question

So if it makes a difference, I am using JQuery UI. I have a selectbox which is turned into an autocomplete, but I think that I should be able to clear it just like any old select box…

I have tried everything that I have read online:

$("#edit_ts_form_projects").val("0");
$("#edit_ts_form_projects").val(" ");
$("#edit_ts_form_projects nth-option(0).(selected, "selected");//or something like this, cant remember the synax

All of those with a blank first item in the select, with just a space:

<option value=" "> </option>
<option value=""> </option>
<option value="..">..</option>

But no matter what, but selectbox will still have stuff in it (I want the dropdown part to stay intact, I just want to clear the textbox.

Any ideas? Could it be because I am using JQuery UI that this is happening?

Here is the link to the jquery UI control I am using btw:

Jquery UI Combobox

Answer 1

Try like below,

$('#combobox').next().find('input').val('');

Where #combobox is the ID of the drop down in your original code.

DEMO: http://jsfiddle.net/skram/vakKq/1/