ajax search autocomplete

When building enterprise web applications, we often need to let the user select one item from a large list of records, or assist with deciding with search query will yield the best results. For instance, when it comes to website search or on an order entry form, where the user must be able to select the customer from a large list of customers. For performance reasons, it would be insane to just load a DropDownList with 50000 items. The other alternative would be to open another form where the user would be able to search and select the desired customer. I've used this approach before, but the users usually found it very annoying and were constantly demanding a better solution.

 

The Solution:

The AJAX boom made it an easy problem to solve. An AutoComplete textbox, where the user would type a part of the desired customer name and the control would show the matches, would fit perfectly here.

PredictAd makes it even easier. All you need to do to get your own custom search AutoComplete is simply generate the code at predictad.com and paste it to your website, it's that simple!

 

PredictAd's AutoComplete adds a dropdown menu of suggested values or phrases to a text field. The user can either click directly on a suggestion to enter it into the field, or navigate the list using the up and down arrow keys, selecting a value using the tab key. The values for the search suggestion are driven from actual search history, website content and can also be provided as XML.

 

Ajax search Autocomplete

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