How do you set a default value with jquery auto complete combobox?

Question

When using the jquery ui autocomplete combobox, can you set a default value for the combobox?

Answer 1

add method to jquery combobox script

setValue: function(o) {            
    $(this.element).val(o);
    $(this.input).val($(this.element).find("option:selected").text());            
}