# autocomplete select

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/autocomplete-select/31>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-talk\
**Created:** [August 19, 2006, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/autocomplete-select/31 "2006-08-19T08:09:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![neilhulluni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9d8465/32.png) [@neilhulluni](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/neilhulluni)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/autocomplete-select/31/1 "2006-08-19T08:09:11Z")

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auto\_complete\_for limits it to ten entries by default I think. Check it out here:

[http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActionController/Macros/AutoComplete/ClassMethods.html#M000043](http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActionController/Macros/AutoComplete/ClassMethods.html#M000043)

You'll also need to use the text\_field\_with\_auto\_complete or something similar in your view code.

Neil