| 5 | | > |
| 6 | | > You can easily duplicate this using the jQuery Combobox demo by doing the following: |
| 7 | | > |
| 8 | | > 1. Goto the jQuery UI Autocomplete Combobox demo at [https://jqueryui.com/autocomplete/#combobox] |
| 9 | | > 2. Repeatedly press the dropdown menu arrow on the right of the combobox to show all items |
| 10 | | > 3. After about 20 times (this is dependent on your computer speed) you will start to see a slowdown in the time it takes to display the dropdown list. |
| 11 | | > 4. Every time you click the dropdown, it will take longer to display |
| 12 | | > 5. Autocomplete speed is also compromised |
| 13 | | > |
| 14 | | > While this is not very noticeable with a smaller list of items, it can severely affect the user experience with a larger list. |
| 15 | | > |
| 16 | | > We have some comboboxes with a large number of items (up to ~500 items). The autocomplete works quickly enough at first, but the more you type in the slower it goes. Even if you just open a jquery combobox dropdown list repeatedly, it gets slower and slower each time. We've had reports of typing in the contents of an autocomplete field taking over a minute. |
| 17 | | > |
| 18 | | > '''Workaround''': The workaround described in jGeek314's comment about clearing out the menu bindings had allowed us to continue to use the autocomplete control: |
| 19 | | > |
| 20 | | > {{{ |
| 21 | | > autoComplete.data("ui-autocomplete").menu.bindings = $(); |
| 22 | | > }}} |
| 23 | | > |
| | 3 | > ... |
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| | 6 | Thanks indeed, the workaround works a treat. Would this not be suitable to be included in the jquery ui source? |