jQuery-UI's autocomplete not display well, z-index issue

Question

I\'m currently implementing jQuery UI\'s autocomplete in my clients webshop. The problem is: the element the autocomplete resides in, has a higher z-index then the z-index of th

Answer 1

While searching I found this topic (http://forum.jquery.com/topic/alternating-style-on-autocomplete). Apparently the only way to change the style of the autocomplete box is by doing it through javascript:

    open: function(){
        $(this).autocomplete('widget').css('z-index', 100);
        return false;
    },

Answer 2

If you are able to enforce a higher z-index upon the autocomplete text input then this is the solution to your problem.

jQuery UI Autocomplete options list calculates its z-index value by taking the z-index of the text input it's being attached to and adds 1 to that value.

So you can give a z-index of 999 to the text input the autocomplete will have a z-index value of 1000

Taken from http://bugs.jqueryui.com/ticket/5489

<input type="text" class="autocomplete" style="z-index:999;" name="foo">

Answer 3

Try this, you can manipulate the z-index on runtime or initializing

$('#autocomplete').autocomplete({
    open: function(){
        setTimeout(function () {
            $('.ui-autocomplete').css('z-index', 99999999999999);
        }, 0);
    }
});

Answer 4

add the following

.ui-autocomplete
{
    z-index:100 !important;
}

in jquery-custom-ui.css file (or the minified one if you are using it).

Answer 5

In the CSS of jQuery UI:

.ui-front { z-index: 9999; }

Answer 6

Give it a try anyway in your css (before script loading), not in firebug:

.ui-selectmenu-menu {
    z-index:100;
}

In my case this works and creates z-indexes like : 100x (for example 1002)