(function($) { var self = null; $.fn.liveUpdate = function(list) { return this.each(function() { new $.liveUpdate(this, list); }); }; $.liveUpdate = function (e, list) { this.field = $(e); this.list = $('#' + list); if (this.list.length > 0) { this.init(); } }; $.liveUpdate.prototype = { init: function() { var self = this; this.setupCache(); this.field.parents('form').submit(function() { return false; }); this.field.keyup(function() { self.filter(); }); self.filter(); }, filter: function() { if ($.trim(this.field.val()) == '') { this.list.children('li').show(); return; } this.displayResults(this.getScores(this.field.val().toLowerCase())); }, setupCache: function() { var self = this; this.cache = []; this.rows = []; this.list.children('li').each(function() { self.cache.push(this.innerHTML.toLowerCase()); self.rows.push($(this)); }); this.cache_length = this.cache.length; }, displayResults: function(scores) { var self = this; this.list.children('li').hide(); $.each(scores, function(i, score) { self.rows[score[1]].show(); }); }, getScores: function(term) { var scores = []; for (var i=0; i < this.cache_length; i++) { var score = this.cache[i].score(term); if (score > 0) { scores.push([score, i]); } } return scores.sort(function(a, b) { return b[0] - a[0]; }); } } })(jQuery);