JamieAppleseed/selectToAutocomplete — Issue #16: Value restrictions and data validation
Author: hradac
Created: 2011-11-18 14:26:48+00:00
State: open

Using a select drop down limits the user to certain set of acceptable answers. While I really like selectToAutocomplete I find that I miss that aspect of select boxes. If I type a single letter and submit the form the very first option in the list is submitted even if that option did not match the single letter I typed. Is there a way to ensure the user selects one of the options available, or at least that the first option in the subset of options gets submitted?

For example, my options start with "United States" yet when I type and submit "f" it is "United States" that is submitted, not "France".