External source for autocomplete doesn't allow get elements in URL

[BobvH]

When setting the source for autocomplete as an external URL, adding get elements is not possible. For example: This works:

$( "#id" ).autocomplete({source: "file.php"});

This doesn't work:

$( "#id" ).autocomplete({source: "file.php?a=1"});

I think the reason for that is that it results into using this url: file.php?a=1?term=... in stead of file.php?a=1&term=...

[tj.vantoll]

Hi BobvH,

Thanks for taking the time to contribute to the jQuery UI project. Can you please provide a reduced test case that shows this behavior?

It's working fine to me - ​http://jsfiddle.net/tj_vantoll/GkzkN/.

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