jQuery UI: Create a pre-populated list of values and focus on the first item when the menu is shown

Last update on July 24 2025 12:56:50 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

jQuery UI Fundamental - I : Exercise-9

Create a pre-populated list of values and focus on the first item when the menu is shown.

Sample solution :

HTML Code :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link href="https://code.jquery.com/ui/jquery-ui-git.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-git.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/jquery-ui-git.js"></script>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
<title>Create a pre-populated list of values and focus on the first item when the menu is shown.</title>
</head>
<body>
<label for="autocomplete">Select a Tutorial</label>
<input id="autocomplete">
</body>
</html>

JavaScript Code :

$( "#autocomplete" ).autocomplete({
  source: [ "HTML", "CSS", "JavaScript", "PHP", "Python", "SQL", "MySQL"]
});


var autoFocus = $( "#autocomplete" ).autocomplete( "option", "autoFocus" );
 
$( "#autocomplete" ).autocomplete( "option", "autoFocus", true );

Go to:

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