# Is It Possible to use auto complete with text\_field \_tag

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-auto-complete-with-text-field-tag/159072>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 31, 2009, 6:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-auto-complete-with-text-field-tag/159072 "2009-01-31T06:49:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newb)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 6:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-auto-complete-with-text-field-tag/159072/1 "2009-01-31T06:49:08Z")

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hi  
Is it possible to use auto complete with text\_field \_tag.  
Kindly let me know

Cheers

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**Author:** ![newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newb)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-auto-complete-with-text-field-tag/159072/2 "2009-01-31T14:32:04Z")

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Hi,

You can use auto\_complete plugin and use text\_field\_with\_auto\_complete  
tag  
rather than text\_field\_tag

NAYAK

On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Newb N. \<  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\> wrote:

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- NAYAK

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**Author:** ![newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newb)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 3:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-auto-complete-with-text-field-tag/159072/3 "2009-02-03T03:51:26Z")

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Yes. What else would you use it for?

Sent from my iPhone

On 31/01/2009, at 4:49 PM, Newb N. \<rails-mailing-list@andreas-

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**Author:** ![newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newb)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-auto-complete-with-text-field-tag/159072/4 "2009-02-03T04:03:14Z")

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Julian L. wrote:

> Yes. What else would you use it for?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On 31/01/2009, at 4:49 PM, Newb N. \<rails-mailing-list@andreas-

Thanks for the Reply.  
if i can use auto complete with text\_tag,could u give me example for  
this.

\<%text\_field\_tag :first\_name%\>

Thank You.

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**Author:** ![newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newb)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-auto-complete-with-text-field-tag/159072/5 "2009-02-03T04:06:05Z")

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Use google to find it. Search for autocomplete rails

Sent from my iPhone

On 03/02/2009, at 2:03 PM, Newb N. \<rails-mailing-list@andreas-

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**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-auto-complete-with-text-field-tag/159072/6 "2009-02-03T04:09:55Z")

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Julian L. wrote:

> Use google to find it. Search for autocomplete rails
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 03/02/2009, at 2:03 PM, Newb N. \<rails-mailing-list@andreas-

Yes i did it but everything was text\_field with auto\_complete…  
no usefull results for text\_field\_tag