Correct listener for Jquery autocomplete

Question

I am using the jquery autocomplete API , I am trying to get the value from a textbox after it is select . Which listener should I be using to get the value from the textbox . I tried .focus but it only works after the textbox is clicked again. I need this event to be triggered when the value from the drop down is selected (as opposed to the search words typed in the textbox)

Answer 1

If I understood your problem correctly, maybe you need to bind to the close event of autocomplete widget.

$("#autocomplete").autocomplete({
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    close: function (event, ui) {
        alert($(this).val());
    }
});

DEMO