Not able to perform empty search, even with min-length => 0

[mvaragnat]

First of all thank you for this gem, the simple_form integration makes life really easy.

I have configured my field with 'min-length' => 0
In addition to the normal search at the first key press, I would like to perform an "empty" search when the element get focus.

autocomplete_field.on('focus', function(){
    console.log('focus')
    autocomplete_field.autocomplete( 'search', '' )
})

However the search is not performed (the GET route is not hit). Is there an option I have overlooked?

(actually, I realize I can do autocomplete_field.autocomplete( 'search', 'A' ), it gives the same result for sufficiently large lists...)

[rafaeelaudibert]

@mvaragnat I can't make the same. How are you selecting this autocomplete_field? My field doesn't have this function to call.

I am selecting it with $('#my_field').on('focus', e => e.target.autocomplete('search', ' '), but it says '#my_field' doesn't have this function