Ticket #3296: jquery_autocomplete_space_throws_exception_patch.txt

Index: //wafile02/UserHome/skoon/Aptana/Workspace/JQuery Trunk/plugins/autocomplete/jquery.autocomplete.js
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--- //wafile02/UserHome/skoon/Aptana/Workspace/JQuery Trunk/plugins/autocomplete/jquery.autocomplete.js (revision 5838)
+++ //wafile02/UserHome/skoon/Aptana/Workspace/JQuery Trunk/plugins/autocomplete/jquery.autocomplete.js (working copy)
@@ -234,15 +234,18 @@
                previousValue = currentValue;
                
                currentValue = lastWord(currentValue);
-               if ( currentValue.length >= options.minChars) {
-                       $input.addClass(options.loadingClass);
-                       if (!options.matchCase)
-                               currentValue = currentValue.toLowerCase();
-                       request(currentValue, receiveData, hideResultsNow);
-               } else {
-                       stopLoading();
-                       select.hide();
-               }
+               if (currentValue) {
+                       if (currentValue.length >= options.minChars) {
+                               $input.addClass(options.loadingClass);
+                               if (!options.matchCase) 
+                                       currentValue = currentValue.toLowerCase();
+                               request(currentValue, receiveData, hideResultsNow);
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               stopLoading();
+                               select.hide();
+                       }
+               };
        };
        
        function trimWords(value) {