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autocomplete

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Adlib.Data
jQuery

Autocomplete returns a list of index keys that match the starting letters given in value.

Syntax

autocomplete=<field name>&<parameter>=<value>&...

database (String) database on which to perform the autocomplete function.
value (String) [optional] search value for which to return the keys
limit (Integer) [optional] maximum amount of keys to return (default = 10).

Description

Instead of retrieving all terms or names from a certain (partial) word onwards, like you do with the scan command, you may want to retrieve only those terms or names starting with a certain character or partial word. In that case, use the autocomplete command.
If a retrieved term or name is a non-preferred term, its preferred term or name will be retrieved as well (from wwwopac.ashx version 3.7.14013): in the search result XML, the <term> and the <preferred_term> node are contained in a single <record> node.

Examples

From collect.inf, retrieve all keys from the index on the object name field, starting with "p" show
Note that you must not truncate the search value explicitly.
```
http://test2.adlibsoft.com/api/wwwopac.ashx?database=collect.inf&autocomplete=OB&value=p
```
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Retrieve maximally 10 creator names starting with "b" show
- no further description -
```
http://test2.adlibsoft.com/api/wwwopac.ashx?database=collect.inf&autocomplete=VV&value=b&limit=10
```
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