asp.net mvc 3 - url.action for auto-complete -

after reply changed code to

@html.textboxfor(per => per.hospital, new { style = "width:220px", @maxlength = "50", data_autocomplete = url.action("hospitallist", "person") }) 

my jquery

$(document).ready(function () {             $('input[data_autocomplete]').each(function () {         var url = $(this).data('autocomplete');         $(this).autocomplete({             source: function (request, response) {                 $.getjson(url, {                     term: request.term                 }, response);             }         });     }); }); 

and created new action result

 public actionresult hospitallist(string term)     {         list<string> result = new list<string>();         result.add("hospital 1");         result.add("nyumc");         result.add("christ");         result.add("bellevue");         result.add("newyork-presbyterian");         result.add("north central bronx hospital");                      return json(result , jsonrequestbehavior.allowget);     }   

now going wromg. see a text box , no behavior of auto complete. should including jquery library work

you haven't shown autocomplete plugin using. if jquery ui autocomplete return filtered results json controller action:

[httpget] public actionresult personsearch(string term) {     // term parameter contain value entered user in textbox.     // here use , query database in order filter results.     string[] result = new string[]     {         "filtered value 1",         "filtered value 2",         "filtered value 3",         "filtered value 4",     };      return json(result, jsonrequestbehavior.allowget); } 

and attach plugin:

$(function() {     $('input[data-autocomplete]').each(function() {         var url = $(this).data('autocomplete');         $(this).autocomplete({             source: function(request, response) {                 $.getjson(url, {                     term: request.term                 }, response);             }         });     }); }); 

notice how controller action takes term parameter , should return list of strings json.