Triggering Autocomplete with @

Question

I am mostly a backend developer. And very new to javascript. So pardon my dumb question, but is there a way to trigger autocomplete when the user types '@' in a textfield. Like how it does in twitter.

Answer 1

Take a look at onkeyup if you are using straight javascript. If you are using jQuery, try keyup.

From there, you can check to see if the user entered '@' and then make your auto-complete .

Answer 2

Got two answers for you:

1. I think this blog post has what you need: Triggered @mention Autocomplete like Facebook, Twitter and Google+
   Github repo: https://github.com/Hawkers/triggeredAutocomplete

2. Also a similar question: Twitter-style autocomplete in textarea