Get index of JQuery UI autocomplete element

Question

I am using jQuery UI with a text box. When the user selects from the drop down list of possible matches, I want to get the index of the selection from the source array, assuing a JavaScript array.

Is there any way to do this?

This question has already been asked for an array of string here : Autocomplete jQuery Plugin : Value of selected array index Maybe it can help you. — Mordhak
– Mordhak, Commented Jul 10, 2012 at 15:07

j08691 · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-10 15:06:06Z

2

You could do something like this:

select: function(event, ui) {
    console.log($.inArray(ui.item.value, availableTags));
}

where availableTags is the autocomplete's source array.

jsFiddle example

answered Jul 10, 2012 at 15:06

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