How to change textbox value on select event with autocomplete (jQuery UI)

Question

Why won\'t #input-myBox clear when I select an item? It seems autocomplete is preventing my .val(\'\') to work so how can I workaround this?

Answer 1

If you just want to substitute the selected value for something else:

select: function( event, ui ) {
  ui.item.value = substituteWord(ui.item.value);
}