Suggestion about "select" event

[Jeffrey]

In my cases, I need to assign additional field's value when user select a result from the hint list.  For example, 

<script>

    $(function () {

        $("#tCode").kendoAutoComplete({

            dataTextField: "Code",

            dataSource: [ { Code:"10", Name:"Jeffrey" }, { Code:"11", Name:"Jack" }]

        });

    });

</script>

<input id="tCode" /><input id="tName" />

When "10" is selected, tName's value should be "Jeffrey", when "11" is selected, tName's value should be "Jack".

Here is my suggestion: adding a select event in kendo.autocomplete.js

if (separator) {

    text = replaceWordAtCaret(caretPosition(that.element[0]), that.value(), text, separator);

}

//2012-01-18 by Jeffrey Lee

//when item is selected, trigger select event with data as argument

if ($.isFunction(that.options.select))

    that.options.select(data);

 

that.value(text);

that.current(li.addClass(SELECTED));

After adding the "select" event, it's quite easy to  implement the "field-linking" by add select parameter in options:

<script>

    $(function () {

        $("#tCode").kendoAutoComplete({

            dataTextField: "Code",

            dataSource: [{ Code: "10", Name: "Jeffrey" }, { Code: "11", Name: "Jack"}],

            //new "select" event triggered when hint item is selected

            select: function (data) { $("#tName").val(data.Name); }

        });

    });

</script>

<input id="tCode" /><input id="tName" />

Any feedback is welcome.

[Brian Vallelunga]

I would love this. I'm doing something very similar to you and this would be very helpful.

[Vaughan]

I've also tried your suggestion, it's exactly what I needed. Thanks!
Is there any chance this can be rolled into the offical code?

[Georgi Krustev]

Hello,

 
I will suggest you open User Voice item on this matter. Thus more people can vote for it.

Greetings,
Georgi Krustev
the Telerik team

[Jeffrey]

Georgi, thanks for your information, I have posted the idea in User Voice.