WinJS Autosuggest dropdown not showing

Question

I am trying to get autosuggest to work, I can see in the consolelog that suggestionCollection is populated with data, but the drop down never appears.

any help thanks

$(document).ready(function () {
    var asbBox = document.getElementById("asbId");
    var asb = new (<any>WinJS.UI).AutoSuggestBox(asbBox);
    asb.placeholderText = "Enter Postcode or Location";
    asb.searchHistoryDisabled = "true";
    asbBox.addEventListener("suggestionsrequested", suggestionsRequestedHandler);
    asbBox.addEventListener("querysubmitted", querySubmittedHandler);
    WinJS.UI.processAll();
});

function suggestionsRequestedHandler(eventObject: any) {
    var queryText = eventObject.detail.queryText,
        query = queryText.toLowerCase(),
        suggestionCollection = eventObject.detail.searchSuggestionCollection;
    if (query.length > 2) {
        var p = new RemoteData().postData("http://api.xxxxx.com.au/api/LocationViews/SearchLocationViews", { query: query });
        p.done(
            function completed(request: any) {
                var obj = JSON.parse(request.response);
                obj.forEach(function (item: any) {
                    console.log(suggestionCollection)
                    suggestionCollection.appendQuerySuggestion(item.FormatedLocation);
                });
                WinJS.UI.processAll();

            },
            function error(request: any) {
                console.log(request);
            });
    }
}

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Alan Mosley - ThatsIT Solutions

Answer 1

solved had to wrap code in a promise because it is async
see "args.detail.setPromise(WinJS.Promise.then(null,"  on page https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn301954.aspx

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Alan Mosley - ThatsIT Solutions

Answer 2

Hi Alan,

Nice to see the problem solved, you may also share the solution with us for other communities who meet the same problem.

--James

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