Setting the ul element for the AutoComplete to update

[Joe]

I have a situation where I would like the AutoComplete control to populate a specific ul element rather than the default drop down list. Here is a jsfiddle that demonstrates what I am trying to do.

This works OK to a point, but I notice the list loses pretty much all of the functionality that the AutoComplete drop down list has, such as keyboard navigation and item select events.

Is there any way to make this work without sacrificing so much functionality?

[Georgi Krustev]

Hello Joe,

 
The AutoComplete widget is designed to manipulate internally and it cannot be changed from outside. If you need to achieve some custom functionality I will suggest you examine blog posts devoted on the same subject.

Greetings,
Georgi Krustev
the Telerik team