////file:app/webroot/js/application.js
$(document).ready(function(){
// Caching the movieName textbox:
var username = $('#autoComplete');

// Defining a placeholder text:
//username.defaultText('search for article');

// Using jQuery UI's autocomplete widget:
username.autocomplete({
minLength    :1,
delay:			100,
source        : '/searches/autocomplete',
 select: function(event, ui) {
           // alert('Select Event:'+ui.item.value);
		   window.location.href = "/search?search=" + ui.item.value ;
		   
        }

});



});

// A custom jQuery method for placeholder text:

$.fn.defaultText = function(value){

var element = this.eq(0);
element.data('defaultText',value);

element.focus(function(){
if(element.val() == value){
element.val('').removeClass('defaultText');
}
}).blur(function(){
	
if(element.val() == '' || element.val() == value){
	 $(this).autocomplete("destroy");
element.addClass('defaultText').val(value);
}
});

return element.blur();
}