My goal is to have the autocomplete menu open above the input box if there is not enough space below it. The code functions properly, except for the initial render. It consistently displays at the bottom in the following scenarios: 1. When starting a search 2. When clicking in the field and triggering a search for the existing text in the field
Even though the position.my and position.at contents are correctly set for "above" placement, the menu still appears below the input box.
I have a resize function that is bound to window scroll and resize events. When scrolling the page, the menu is positioned correctly. I suspect that the positioning happens before the full rendering.
Code
_renderMenu function hook
// Autocomplete _renderMenu function
$(autocomplete_object)._renderMenu = function( ul, item ) {
var that = this;
jQuery.each( items, function( index, item ) {
that._renderItemData( ul, item );
});
// Make sure the menu is now shown to calculate heights and etc (menu is now rendered, position rendering next)
jQuery(ul).show();
autocomplete.resize(ul, options);
autocomplete.create_dropdown_handlers(ul, options);
}
Resize Function
// Resize function
function resize( ul, options ) {
var height;
// If the height of the results is smaller than the space available, set the height to the results height
var ul_height = 0;
jQuery(ul).find('li').each(function(i, element){
ul_height += jQuery(element).height();
});
// Make the height the full height available below the input box but above the window cut off
// Move the dropdown above the input box if there is not enough room below the input box
var $parent = jQuery("#" + options.name);
var padding = 25; // arbitrary number to prevent dropdown from hitting the window border in either direction
var bottom_distance = autocomplete.getViewportHeight() - ($parent.offset().top + $parent.height()) - padding;
var bottom_limit = 200;
var ul_position = {
my: "left top",
at : "left bottom",
of: $parent,
collision: 'none'
};
height = bottom_distance;
if (bottom_distance < bottom_limit) {
var top_distance = $parent.offset().top - padding;
height = top_distance;
// ----- It is getting here fine! -----
ul_position.my = "left bottom";
ul_position.at = "left top";
}
// We have room to show the entire dropdown results without a scrollbar
if (ul_height < height) {
height = 'auto';
}
// Position below or above parent depending on space
jQuery(ul).position(ul_position);
jQuery(ul).css({height: height == 'auto' ? height : height + 'px'});
}
TLDR:
Jquery position is set to show above input field, but it still shows below?