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Autocomplete is a UI feature provided by applications, where the program predicts a word or phrase that the user wants to type without the user actually typing it completely.

Autocomplete is a user interface feature provided by applications, where the program predicts a word or phrase that the user wants to type without the user actually typing it completely.

It is provided by many web browsers, e-mail programs, search engine interfaces, source code editors, database query tools, word processors, and command line interpreters.

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jQuery autocomplete with callback ajax json

I'm trying to find a way to use jQuery autocomplete with callback source getting data via an ajax json object list from the server. Could anybody give some directions? I googled it but couldn't find a complete solution.
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How can I enable auto complete support in Notepad++?

I am trying to add simple syntax highlighting and auto completion for a simple scripting language... I added syntax highlighting using this article Now I want to know how to enable auto completion with Notepad ++ for my custom language. Does anyone…
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How to remove/change JQuery UI Autocomplete Helper text?

It seems that this is a new feature in JQuery UI 1.9.0, because I used JQuery UI plenty of times before and this text never poped up. Couldn't find anything related on the API documentation. So using an basic autocomplete example with local source…
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How do you automatically remove the preview window after autocompletion in Vim?

I'm using omnifunc=pythoncomplete. When autocompleting a word (e.g., os.), I get the list of eligible class members and functions, as expected, as well as a scratch buffer preview window with documentation about the selected member or…
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Android Studio - XML Editor autocomplete not working with support libraries

I just started using the new android.support.design library. When using any of the widgets inside the XML editor I stop getting the XML autocomplete suggestions! For example,
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Autocomplete applying value not label to textbox

Im having troubles trying to get the autocomplete to work properly. It all looks ok to me but....