How to Search using jQuery ASP.Net?

Using jQuery UI widget Autocomplete, how do I implement instant search in ASP.NET MVC 3 app?

• I have a page in my ASP.NET MVC 3 app that contains a table displaying database content and a form, that lets you input a search query for filtering the displayed database content. The input to the form is handled by a jQuery UI Autocomplete widget. I have autocomplete support working in the Autocomplete widget, so that a dropdown menu with suggested search terms appears as I type in it. However, I would also like for the table (of database content) to be automatically filtered as I enter the search string. How do I go about this? Please keep in mind when answering that the solution has to fit the ASP.NET MVC 3 framework (and that I'm new to web development).

• Answer:

  You should look into http://datatables.net/. It does accept filtering and is Jquery compatible. If you don't want to use their built in Filter field UI, you can hide that field and call the http://datatables.net/api javascript method.