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jQuery UI Autocomplete minLength Option

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jQuery UI Autocomplete minLength option sets the minimum number of characters that should be entered in an input field. The default value is 0

Syntax:

$( ".selector" ).autocomplete({minLength: 1}),

Approach: First, add the jQuery Mobile scripts needed for your project.

<script src=”https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.js”></script> <script src=”https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/jquery-ui.js”></script> <link href=”http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css” rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” />

Example 1:

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport"
          content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <script src=
    </script>
    <script src=
    </script>
    <link href=
          rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
 
    <script>
         $(function() {
            var list  =  [
               "One",
               "two",
               "Three",
               "Four",
            ];
            $( "#gfg" ).autocomplete({
               source: list,
               minLength: 1
            });
         });
      </script>
   </head>
    
   <body>
      <div class = "ui-widget">
        <p>jQuery UI| minLength Element</p>
        <p>GeeksforGeeks</p>
        <label for = "gfg">Tags: </label>
        <input id = "gfg">
      </div>
   </body>
</html>

Output:

Example 2:

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport"
          content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <script src=
    </script>
    <script src=
    </script>
    <link href=
          rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
 
    <script>
         $(function() {
            var list  =  [
               "One",
               "two",
               "Three",
               "Four",
            ];
            $( "#gfg" ).autocomplete({
               source: list,
               minLength: 2
            });
         });
      </script>
   </head>
    
   <body>
      <div class = "ui-widget">
        <p>jQuery UI| minLength Element</p>
        <p>GeeksforGeeks</p>
        <label for = "gfg">Tags: </label>
        <input id = "gfg">
      </div>
   </body>
</html>

Output:


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Last Updated : 04 Apr, 2023
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