[Web4lib] RE: creating a dynamic search box

[Walker, David]

   http://www.google.com/search?q=javascript+autocomplete

--Dave

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David Walker
Library Web Services Manager
California State University
http://xerxes.calstate.edu
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From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of John Fitzgibbon [jfitzgibbon at Galwaylibrary.ie]
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 8:25 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] creating a dynamic search box

Hi,

Google, Amazon and Ebay all use a dynamic search box. As you type characters into the search box, words from a database which match what has been typed appear as suggestions.

How is this achieved? I know it depends on JavaScript. When JavaScript is disabled it stops working. It also needs a live connection to a database. When working offline the dynamic search box stops working.

Are there any websites which discuss this feature in more detail?

Any help would be much appreciated.


Regards,

John



John Fitzgibbon



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