How to bring ajax search onkeyup with jquery

Question

My Script to call ajax

<script language="javascript">
function search_func(value)
{
    $.ajax({
       type: "GET",
       url: "sample.php",
       data: {'search_keyword' : value},
       dataType: "text",
       success: function(msg){
                   //Receiving the result of search here
       }
    });
}
</script>

HTML

   <input type="text" name="sample_search" id="sample_search" onkeyup="search_func(this.value);">

Question: while onkeyup I am using ajax to fetch the result. Once ajax result delay increases problem occurs for me.

For Example While typing t keyword I receive ajax result and while typing te I receive ajax result when ajax time delay between two keyup sometime makes a serious issue.

When I type te fastly. ajax search for t keyword come late, when compare to te. I don't know how to handle this type of cases.

Result While typing te keyword fastly due to ajax delays. result for t keyword comes.

I believe I had explained up to reader knowledge.

Answer 1

You should check if the value has changed over time:

var searchRequest = null;

$(function () {
    var minlength = 3;

    $("#sample_search").keyup(function () {
        var that = this,
        value = $(this).val();

        if (value.length >= minlength ) {
            if (searchRequest != null) 
                searchRequest.abort();
            searchRequest = $.ajax({
                type: "GET",
                url: "sample.php",
                data: {
                    'search_keyword' : value
                },
                dataType: "text",
                success: function(msg){
                    //we need to check if the value is the same
                    if (value==$(that).val()) {
                    //Receiving the result of search here
                    }
                }
            });
        }
    });
});

EDIT:

The searchRequest variable was added to prevent multiple unnecessary requests to the server.