As above stated by others two, this val inside autocomplete is different that this outside.
To make your code work replace your code as follows:
$(":input[select-box-search]").each(function () {
$(this).autocomplete({
source: function (request) {
var url = $(this.element).attr('select-box-search');
$.ajax({
async: false,
cache: false,
type: "POST",
url: url,
data: { "term": request.term},
success: function (data) {
}
});
}
});
});
Outside this value:
input#Search
accept: ""
accessKey: ""
align: ""
alt: ""
attributes: NamedNodeMap
autocapitalize: "sentences"
autocomplete: ""
autofocus: false
baseURI: "file:///Users/avagrawal/Desktop/sent/hammer/index.html"
checked: false
childElementCount: 0
childNodes: NodeList[0]
children: HTMLCollection[0]
classList: DOMTokenList[0]
className: ""
clientHeight: 15
clientLeft: 2
clientTop: 2
clientWidth: 127
contentEditable: "inherit"
dataset: DOMStringMap
defaultChecked: false
defaultValue: ""
dir: ""
dirName: ""
disabled: false
draggable: false
files: null
firstChild: null
firstElementChild: null
form: null
formAction: "file:///Users/avagrawal/Desktop/sent/hammer/index.html"
formEnctype: ""
formMethod: ""
formNoValidate: false
formTarget: ""
height: 0
hidden: false
id: "Search"
incremental: false
indeterminate: false
innerHTML: ""
innerText: ""
isContentEditable: false
labels: NodeList[0]
lang: ""
lastChild: null
lastElementChild: null
list: null
localName: "input"
max: ""
maxLength: 524288
min: ""
minLength: 0
multiple: false
name: ""
namespaceURI: "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
nextElementSibling: div#number.abc
nextSibling: text
nodeName: "INPUT"
nodeType: 1
nodeValue: null
offsetHeight: 19
offsetLeft: 8
offsetParent: body
offsetTop: 8
offsetWidth: 131
onabort: null
onautocomplete: null
onautocompleteerror: null
onbeforecopy: null
onbeforecut: null
onbeforepaste: null
onblur: null
oncancel: null
oncanplay: null
oncanplaythrough: null
onchange: null
onclick: null
onclose: null
oncontextmenu: null
oncopy: null
oncuechange: null
oncut: null
ondblclick: null
ondrag: null
ondragend: null
ondragenter: null
ondragleave: null
ondragover: null
ondragstart: null
ondrop: null
ondurationchange: null
onemptied: null
onended: null
onerror: null
onfocus: null
oninput: null
oninvalid: null
onkeydown: null
onkeypress: null
onkeyup: null
onload: null
onloadeddata: null
onloadedmetadata: null
onloadstart: null
onmousedown: null
onmouseenter: null
onmouseleave: null
onmousemove: null
onmouseout: null
onmouseover: null
onmouseup: null
onmousewheel: null
onpaste: null
onpause: null
onplay: null
onplaying: null
onprogress: null
onratechange: null
onreset: null
onresize: null
onscroll: null
onsearch: null
onseeked: null
onseeking: null
onselect: null
onselectstart: null
onshow: null
onstalled: null
onsubmit: null
onsuspend: null
ontimeupdate: null
ontoggle: null
onvolumechange: null
onwaiting: null
onwebkitfullscreenchange: null
onwebkitfullscreenerror: null
onwheel: null
outerHTML: "<input type="text" id="Search" select-box-search="true" select-box-search-url="testURL">"
outerText: ""
ownerDocument: document
parentElement: body
parentNode: body
pattern: ""
placeholder: ""
prefix: null
previousElementSibling: script
previousSibling: text
readOnly: false
required: false
scrollHeight: 15
scrollLeft: 0
scrollTop: 0
scrollWidth: 127
selectionDirection: "none"
selectionEnd: 0
selectionStart: 0
shadowRoot: null
size: 20
spellcheck: true
src: ""
step: ""
style: CSSStyleDeclaration
tabIndex: 0
tagName: "INPUT"
textContent: ""
title: ""
translate: true
type: "text"
useMap: ""
validationMessage: ""
validity: ValidityState
value: ""
valueAsDate: null
valueAsNumber: NaN
webkitEntries: Array[0]
webkitdirectory: false
webkitdropzone: ""
width: 0
willValidate: true
__proto__: HTMLInputElement
Inside this value
$.(…).(anonymous
function) {
element: n.fn.init[1],
uuid: 0,
eventNamespace: ".autocomplete0",
options: Object,
bindings: n.fn.init[3]…
}
_super: () _superApply: (args) bindings: n.fn.init[3] 0: input# Search.ui - autocomplete - input.ui - autocomplete - loading1: ul# ui - id - 1. ui - autocomplete.ui - front.ui - menu.ui - widget.ui - widget - content.ui - corner - all2: Windowcontext: undefinedlength: 3 prevObject: n.fn.init[2] __proto__: n[0] cancelSearch: falsedocument: n.fn.init[1] 0: documentcontext: documentlength: 1 __proto__: n[0] element: n.fn.init[1] 0: input# Search.ui - autocomplete - input.ui - autocomplete - loadingaccept: ""
accessKey: ""
align: ""
alt: ""
attributes: NamedNodeMapautocapitalize: "sentences"
autocomplete: "off"
autofocus: falsebaseURI: "file:///Users/avagrawal/Desktop/sent/hammer/index.html"
checked: falsechildElementCount: 0 childNodes: NodeList[0] children: HTMLCollection[0] classList: DOMTokenList[2] className: "ui-autocomplete-input ui-autocomplete-loading"
clientHeight: 15 clientLeft: 2 clientTop: 2 clientWidth: 127 contentEditable: "inherit"
dataset: DOMStringMapdefaultChecked: falsedefaultValue: ""
dir: ""
dirName: ""
disabled: falsedraggable: falsefiles: nullfirstChild: nullfirstElementChild: nullform: nullformAction: "file:///Users/avagrawal/Desktop/sent/hammer/index.html"
formEnctype: ""
formMethod: ""
formNoValidate: falseformTarget: ""
height: 0 hidden: falseid: "Search"
incremental: falseindeterminate: falseinnerHTML: ""
innerText: ""
isContentEditable: falsejQuery2210183872326975688342: ObjectjQuery2210183872326975688341: Objectlabels: NodeList[0] lang: ""
lastChild: nulllastElementChild: nulllist: nulllocalName: "input"
max: ""
maxLength: 524288 min: ""
minLength: 0 multiple: falsename: ""
namespaceURI: "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
nextElementSibling: span.ui - helper - hidden - accessiblenextSibling: span.ui - helper - hidden - accessiblenodeName: "INPUT"
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text " id="
Search " select-box-search="
true " select-box-search-url="
testURL " class="
ui - autocomplete - input ui - autocomplete - loading " autocomplete="
off ">"
outerText: ""
ownerDocument: documentparentElement: bodyparentNode: bodypattern: ""
placeholder: ""
prefix: nullpreviousElementSibling: scriptpreviousSibling: textreadOnly: falserequired: falsescrollHeight: 15 scrollLeft: 0 scrollTop: 0 scrollWidth: 127 selectionDirection: "none"
selectionEnd: 1 selectionStart: 1 shadowRoot: nullsize: 20 spellcheck: truesrc: ""
step: ""
style: CSSStyleDeclarationtabIndex: 0 tagName: "INPUT"
textContent: ""
title: ""
translate: truetype: "text"
useMap: ""
validationMessage: ""
validity: ValidityStatevalue: "a"
valueAsDate: nullvalueAsNumber: NaNwebkitEntries: Array[0] webkitdirectory: falsewebkitdropzone: ""
width: 0 willValidate: true__proto__: HTMLInputElementcontext: input# Search.ui - autocomplete - input.ui - autocomplete - loadingaccept: ""
accessKey: ""
align: ""
alt: ""
attributes: NamedNodeMapautocapitalize: "sentences"
autocomplete: "off"
autofocus: falsebaseURI: "file:///Users/avagrawal/Desktop/sent/hammer/index.html"
checked: falsechildElementCount: 0 childNodes: NodeList[0] children: HTMLCollection[0] classList: DOMTokenList[2] className: "ui-autocomplete-input ui-autocomplete-loading"
clientHeight: 15 clientLeft: 2 clientTop: 2 clientWidth: 127 contentEditable: "inherit"
dataset: DOMStringMapdefaultChecked: falsedefaultValue: ""
dir: ""
dirName: ""
disabled: falsedraggable: falsefiles: nullfirstChild: nullfirstElementChild: nullform: nullformAction: "file:///Users/avagrawal/Desktop/sent/hammer/index.html"
formEnctype: ""
formMethod: ""
formNoValidate: falseformTarget: ""
height: 0 hidden: falseid: "Search"
incremental: falseindeterminate: falseinnerHTML: ""
innerText: ""
isContentEditable: falsejQuery2210183872326975688342: ObjectjQuery2210183872326975688341: Objectlabels: NodeList[0] lang: ""
lastChild: nulllastElementChild: nulllist: nulllocalName: "input"
max: ""
maxLength: 524288 min: ""
minLength: 0 multiple: falsename: ""
namespaceURI: "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
nextElementSibling: span.ui - helper - hidden - accessiblenextSibling: span.ui - helper - hidden - accessiblenodeName: "INPUT"
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text " id="
Search " select-box-search="
true " select-box-search-url="
testURL " class="
ui - autocomplete - input ui - autocomplete - loading " autocomplete="
off ">"
outerText: ""
ownerDocument: documentparentElement: bodyparentNode: bodypattern: ""
placeholder: ""
prefix: nullpreviousElementSibling: scriptpreviousSibling: textreadOnly: falserequired: falsescrollHeight: 15 scrollLeft: 0 scrollTop: 0 scrollWidth: 127 selectionDirection: "none"
selectionEnd: 1 selectionStart: 1 shadowRoot: nullsize: 20 spellcheck: truesrc: ""
step: ""
style: CSSStyleDeclarationtabIndex: 0 tagName: "INPUT"
textContent: ""
title: ""
translate: truetype: "text"
useMap: ""
validationMessage: ""
validity: ValidityStatevalue: "a"
valueAsDate: nullvalueAsNumber: NaNwebkitEntries: Array[0] webkitdirectory: falsewebkitdropzone: ""
width: 0 willValidate: true__proto__: HTMLInputElementlength: 1 __proto__: n[0] eventNamespace: ".autocomplete0"
focusable: n.fn.init[0] hoverable: n.fn.init[0] isMultiLine: falseisNewMenu: trueliveRegion: n.fn.init[1] menu: $.(anonymous
function).(anonymous
function) options: Objectpending: 1 previous: ""
searching: 3 selectedItem: nullsource: (request) term: "a"
uuid: 0 valueMethod: (a) window: n.fn.init[1] __proto__: $.(anonymous
function).(anonymous
function)
var url = $(this).attr("select-box-search-url");usevar url = $("#Search").attr("select-box-search-url");and instead of making your own custom attributes use html5data-*attribute.