Option to Limit Text in Autocomplete to Valid Choices

[texinwien]

It would be very helpful if the autocomplelete control had an option that made it possible to only allow one of the valid list-choices to be entered in the corresponding text box.

I see an autocomplete as an advanced select / drop-down. The control should make it easier to input a valid choice from a list of choices. Having an autocomplete that allows the user to enter any text they'd like isn't very helpful, in most cases.

[Scott González]

You can do this very easily with the change callback, if ui.item exists, then a choice was made. You'll want to combine that with the ​autoSelect extension. You can also see an example of how to do this in the ​combobox demo.