Question

This is driving me slightly crazy.

I am proficient in getting a single Ajax request / autocomplete.

However, now I am trying get a multi-column result working.
I am combining: Autocomplete Remote and Custom Display. from the JQuery autocomplete examples.

The json_encoded array returns a string looks like:

a)

[
    {"value":"myvalue1","label":"mylabel1","desc":"mydescription1"},
    {"value":"myvalue2","label":"mylabel2","desc":"mydescription2"}
]

The Autocomplete remote shows a different formatting. Should it be:

b)

[
    {value:"myvalue1",label:"mylabel1",desc:"mydescription1"},
    {value:"myvalue2",label:"mylabel2",desc:"mydescription2"}
]

Which is the correct format – a or b? I am hoping “a”, because it requires less code.

Thanks!

Answer 1

I think that the correct version is the first one, A, the second is not a valid JSON as it doesn’t pass the validation. you must put " before the keys/properties

For example this is the json that is returned from the jQuery demo:

[
    {
        "id": "Coccothraustes coccothraustes",
        "label": "Hawfinch",
        "value": "Hawfinch"
    },
    {
        "id": "Accipiter gentilis",
        "label": "Northern Goshawk",
        "value": "Northern Goshawk"
    },
    {
        "id": "Accipiter nisus",
        "label": "Eurasian Sparrow Hawk",
        "value": "Eurasian Sparrow Hawk"
    },
    {
        "id": "Surnia ulula",
        "label": "Northern Hawk Owl",
        "value": "Northern Hawk Owl"
    }
]