no problem, i transformed this code waste into an widget, that extends the yii AutoComplete Widget. DRY -> don’t repeat yourself…
<?php
/**
* JqueryUiAutoComplete class file.
*
* @author Robert Bernhard <bloddynewbie@gmail.com>
*/
\Yii::import ('zii.widgets.jui.CJuiAutoComplete');
/**
* JqueryUiAutoComplete erweitert CJuiAutoComplete
*
* 1. Aktivierung/Deaktivierung einer Zwangsauswahl
* 2. Anzeige der übereinstimmen Wortphrase im AutoComplete
* 3. Implementierung eines Hiddenfeldes für einen verborgenen ID Feldes
*
* @author Robert Bernhard <bloddynewbie@gmail.com>
* @package application.components.widgets
* @subpackage jui
*/
class JqueryUiAutoComplete extends CJuiAutoComplete
{
/**
* zwanghafte Selektion erforderlich
* @var boolean $requiredSelection wenn gesetzt, wird der eingegebene Value gegen die Suggestion geprüft und bei Bedarf geleert
*/
public $requiredSelection = false;
/**
* Anzeige der Suchphrase in Suggest
* @var boolean $showMatchingResult - wenn gesetzt, wird im Suggest der übereinstimende Teile der Eingabe fett markiert
*/
public $showMatchingResult = false;
/**
* Verwendung eines Hidden ID Feldes
* @var string $hiddenFieldName - wenn nicht null, wird die ID der ausgewählten Suggestion in dieses Feld gespeichert
*/
public $hiddenIdFieldName = null;
/**
* @var int $minLength Mindestlänge der Eingabe, bevor der Suggest aktiv wird
*/
public $minLength = 3;
/**
* @var string unique ID des Attributes
*/
private $attributeId;
/**
* @var string dient als proxy zum Ablegen und Abgreifen der Ajax Response Daten zur späteren Validierung
*/
private $jqueryDataProxy;
/**
* Renders the open tag of the dialog.
* This method also registers the necessary javascript code.
*/
public function run ()
{
$this->createSource ();
$this->createOptions ();
parent::run ();
}
/**
* erstellt das source-Attribut für jQuery
*/
private function createSource ()
{
$this->attributeId = \CHtml::getActiveId ($this->model, $this->attribute);
$sourceUrl = $this->sourceUrl;
$this->sourceUrl = null;
$this->jqueryDataProxy = 'reponseDataFor' . $this->attributeId;
$juiRenderMethod = $juiMatcherCode = null;
if ($this->showMatchingResult)
{
$juiRenderMethod = '
// overwrite renderer to display bold text as html
$("#' . $this->attributeId . '").data ("autocomplete")._renderItem = function (ul, item) {
return $("<li></li>")
.data ("item.autocomplete", item)
.append ("<a>" + item.label + "</a>")
.appendTo (ul);
};';
$juiMatcherCode = '
var matcher = new RegExp ($.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex (request.term), "i");
var text = $(this).value;
// format mathing label elements with bold html
for (key in data)
{
if (data [key].label && ( !request.term || matcher.test (data [key].label))) {
data [key].label = data [key].label.replace (
new RegExp(
"(?![^&;]+<img src='http://www.yiiframework.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />(?!<[^<>]*)(" +
$.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex (request.term) +
")(?![^<>]*>)(?![^&;]+<img src='http://www.yiiframework.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />", "gi"
), "<strong>$1</strong>");
}
}';
}
$this->source = 'js:
function (request, response) {
' . $juiRenderMethod . '
$.ajax ({
type: "post",
url: "' . $sourceUrl . '",
data: {
term: request.term,
' . \Yii::app()->request->csrfTokenName . ': "' . \Yii::app()->request->getCsrfToken() . '"
},
dataType: "json",
success: function (data) {
// register data in jQuery to access it later
$.' . $this->jqueryDataProxy . ' = data;
' . $juiMatcherCode . '
response(data);
}
});
}';
}
private function createOptions ()
{
$requiredSelection = null;
if ($this->requiredSelection)
{
$requiredSelection = '$(this).val ("");';
}
$optionSelect = $optionChange = $fillHiddenField = null;
if (!is_null ($this->hiddenIdFieldName))
{
echo \CHtml::activeHiddenField ($this->model, $this->hiddenIdFieldName);
$optionSelect = 'js:
function (event, ui) {
if (!ui.item)
{
return false;
}
$("#' . \CHtml::getActiveId ($this->model, $this->hiddenIdFieldName) . '").val (ui.item.id);
}';
$requiredSelection .= '$("#' . \CHtml::getActiveId ($this->model, $this->hiddenIdFieldName) . '").val ("");';
$fillHiddenField = '$("#' . \CHtml::getActiveId ($this->model, $this->hiddenIdFieldName) . '").val ($.' . $this->jqueryDataProxy . ' [key].id);';
}
$optionChange = 'js:
function (event, ui) {
if ( !ui.item )
{
var matcher = new RegExp("^" + $.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex($(this).val()) + "{:content:}quot;, "i");
for (key in $.' . $this->jqueryDataProxy . ')
{
if ($.' . $this->jqueryDataProxy . ' [key].value.match (matcher))
{
$(this).val ($.' . $this->jqueryDataProxy . ' [key].value);
' . $fillHiddenField . '
return false;
}
}
' . $requiredSelection . '
return false;
}
}';
$this->options = array (
'minLength' => $this->minLength,
'select' => $optionSelect,
'change' => $optionChange,
);
}
}
use with:
<?php
$this->widget (
// put in your own widget path here, my path is application/components/widgets/JqueryUiAutoComplete/JqueryUiAutoComplete.php
'application.components.widgets.JqueryUiAutoComplete.JqueryUiAutoComplete',
array (
'attribute' => 'city',
'hiddenIdFieldName' => 'cityId',
'model' => $model,
'sourceUrl' => $this->createUrl ('/profile/default/citysearch'),
'requiredSelection' => true,
'showMatchingResult' => true,
)
);
?>
Your view looks much smarter with that stuff ;-).
Regards
Robert
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