Autocomplete From Php Array

i wrote this code to do autocomplete from php array but it is not working, can anybody help? php array my form script

Solution 1:

if you want to use php array in jQuery you have to user json_encode.

like this:

var availableTags =  <?php echo json_encode($cars); ?>;

Working demo:

<?php

$cars = array("Volvo", "BMW", "Toyota");

?>
  <link  href="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
  <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
  <script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<form id="frm" method="post">
<input id="cartag" type="text" name="car">
</form>
<script>

$(function() {
var availableTags =  <?php echo json_encode($cars); ?>;
    $( "#cartag" ).autocomplete({
    source: availableTags
    });
});

</script>

Solution 2:

You need to quote each string in the array (otherwise they'll be treated as variables, which are undefined):

var availableTags = [ <?php echo '"' . implode('","', $cars) . '"'; ?> ];

Solution 3:

You need jquery ui.
Here is a simplified version, without considering PHP;
jsfiddle

var lst = ["Volvo", "BMW", "Toyota"];
$( "#cartag" ).autocomplete({
    source: lst
    });

to parse your array correctly from PHP to js:

<script type='text/javascript'>
<?php
$php_array = array('abc','def','ghi');
$js_array = json_encode($php_array);
echo "var javascript_array = ". $js_array . ";\n";
?>
</script>