Sort best match first

[falch0n]

As far as I know the sorting is done by the first letter of the result. How do I sort on matching the "best" result, meaning the most exact match starting from the first letter.

i.e. Now when I search for 'shoe' (with sort enabled), I get

• Another shoe
• Outlet shoe
• Shoe
• Sport shoe
• Reshoev8er

Since 'Shoe' is the "best" match in my opinion, I'd like to place it first in order. What's the best way to accomplish this?

[falch0n]

Is there anyone who could help me out? 🙂

[sumitzarkar]

@falch0n

Here is the solution for this.

• Override sort method
• Sortting should be done on the index of the inputPhrase in the element

Here is the working sample for your data

		var options = {
			data: ['Another shoe', 'Outlet shoe', 'Shoe', 'Sport shoe', 'Reshoev8er', 'Another1 shoe'],
			list: {
				match: { enabled: true },
				sort: {
					enabled: true,
					method: function (aValue, bValue) {
						var inputPhrase = $('#simple').val();
						var a = aValue.indexOf(inputPhrase);
						var b = bValue.indexOf(inputPhrase);
						if (a < b) {
							return -1;
						}
						if (a > b) {
							return 1;
						}
						return 0;
					}
				}
			}
		};
		$('#simple').easyAutocomplete(options);

@pawelczak is this the correct way to tackle this or do you see any other solution.

[ecc521]

This seems to be like an incredibly obvious feature to implement - it is quite easy to implement, should not significantly impact performance, and would result in dramatically better autocompletes.

The SurveyJS example demonstrates this issue perfectly:

No user starts typing in "Peugeot" with a "t" - they would start typing Toyota with a "t". And if all t's are assumed equal, even when they are clearly not, then Toyota has two and should therefore be put first.

Ultimately, this issue makes this library unusable with large autocomplete sets, as users need to type in a significant portion of the entire item before autocorrect even displays the item they want in the list.