Highlight search text (keyword) in jQuery Autocomplete using jQuery Ajax in ASP.Net

Hi SajidHussa,

Check this example. Now please take its reference and correct your code.

Database

For this example I have used of Northwind database that you can download using the link given below.

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HTML

<style type="text/css">
    .highlight
    {
        background-color: #FFFFAF;
        color: Red;
        font-weight: bold;
    }
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jQuery/jquery-1.10.0.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.ui/1.9.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<link rel="Stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.ui/1.9.2/themes/blitzer/jquery-ui.css" />
<script type="text/javascript">
    $(function () {
        $("[id$=txtSearch]").autocomplete({
            source: function (request, response) {
                $.ajax({
                    url: '<%=ResolveUrl("~/Default.aspx/GetCustomers") %>',
                    data: "{ 'prefix': '" + request.term + "'}",
                    dataType: "json",
                    type: "POST",
                    contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
                    success: function (data) {
                        if (data.d.length > 0) {
                            response($.map(data.d, function (item) {
                                return {
                                    label: item.split('-')[0],
                                    val: item.split('-')[1]
                                }
                            }))
                        } else {
                            response([{ label: 'No results found.', val: -1}]);
                        }
                    },
                    error: function (response) {
                        alert(response.responseText);
                    },
                    failure: function (response) {
                        alert(response.responseText);
                    }
                });
            },
            select: function (e, i) {
                if (i.item.val == -1) {
                    $('[id$=txtSearch]').val("");
                    return false;
                } else {
                    $("[id$=hfCustomerId]").val(i.item.val);
                }
            },
            minLength: 1
        }).data("ui-autocomplete")._renderItem = function (ul, item) {
            var regx = new RegExp('(' + this.term + ')', 'ig');
            var label = item.value.replace(regx, "<span class='highlight'>" + this.term + "</span>");
            return $("<li/>").data("ui-autocomplete-item", item).append($("<a>").html(label)).appendTo(ul);
        };
    });
</script>
Enter search term:
<asp:TextBox ID="txtSearch" runat="server" />
<asp:HiddenField ID="hfCustomerId" runat="server" />
<asp:Button Text="Submit" runat="server" OnClick="Submit" />

Namespaces

C#

using System.Configuration;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Web.Services;

VB.Net

Imports System.Configuration
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Web.Services

Code

C#

[WebMethod]
public static string[] GetCustomers(string prefix)
{
    List<string> customers = new List<string>();
    using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection())
    {
        conn.ConnectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["constr"].ConnectionString;
        using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand())
        {
            cmd.CommandText = "SELECT ContactName, CustomerId FROM Customers WHERE ContactName LIKE @SearchText + '%'";
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@SearchText", prefix);
            cmd.Connection = conn;
            conn.Open();
            using (SqlDataReader sdr = cmd.ExecuteReader())
            {
                while (sdr.Read())
                {
                    customers.Add(string.Format("{0}-{1}", sdr["ContactName"], sdr["CustomerId"]));
                }
            }
            conn.Close();
        }
    }
    return customers.ToArray();
}


protected void Submit(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    string customerName = Request.Form[txtSearch.UniqueID];
    string customerId = Request.Form[hfCustomerId.UniqueID];
    ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(this.GetType(), "alert", "alert('Name: " + customerName + "\\nID: " + customerId + "');", true);
}

VB.Net

<WebMethod()> _
Public Shared Function GetCustomers(prefix As String) As String()
    Dim customers As New List(Of String)()
    Using conn As New SqlConnection()
        conn.ConnectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("constr").ConnectionString
        Using cmd As New SqlCommand()
            cmd.CommandText = "SELECT ContactName, CustomerId FROM Customers WHERE ContactName LIKE @SearchText + '%'"
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@SearchText", prefix)
            cmd.Connection = conn
            conn.Open()
            Using sdr As SqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader()
                While sdr.Read()
                    customers.Add(String.Format("{0}-{1}", sdr("ContactName"), sdr("CustomerId")))
                End While
            End Using
            conn.Close()
        End Using
    End Using
    Return customers.ToArray()
End Function

Protected Sub Submit(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    Dim customerName As String = Request.Form(txtSearch.UniqueID)
    Dim customerId As String = Request.Form(hfCustomerId.UniqueID)
    ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(Me.GetType(), "alert", "alert('Name: " & customerName & "\nID: " & customerId & "');", True)
End Sub

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