I implemented Autocomplete and I am having problems with the label and value in the text box after selecting an item. When I enter the zip code, I see a shortcut in the drop-down list:

but after I select it, instead of the label displayed in the text box, a value is displayed (which is the identifier that needs to be stored in the database):

How can I show the label after selecting it, but then when the form is saved, it passes the ZipCodeID for the field?
Here is my controller method:
public JsonResult FindZipCode(string term)
{
VetClinicDataContext db = new VetClinicDataContext();
var zipCodes = from c in db.ZipCodes
where c.ZipCodeNum.ToString().StartsWith(term)
select new { value = c.ZipCodeID, label = c.ZipCodeNum};
return this.Json(zipCodes, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}
And here is my markup:
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#ZipCodeID").autocomplete({
source: '<%= Url.Action("FindZipCode", "Customers") %>',
});
});
</script>
<div class="ui-widget"><input type="text" name="ZipCodeID" id="ZipCodeID" /></div>
EDIT: Here is my last working code:
Controller:
public JsonResult FindZipCode(string term)
{
VetClinicDataContext db = new VetClinicDataContext();
var zipCodes = from c in db.ZipCodes
where c.ZipCodeNum.ToString().StartsWith(term)
select new { value = c.ZipCodeID, label = c.ZipCodeNum};
return this.Json(zipCodes, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}
and markup:
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#ddZipCode").autocomplete({
source: '<%= Url.Action("FindZipCode", "Customers") %>',
select: function(event, ui) {
var zipCodeID = parseInt(ui.item.value, 1);
$("#ddZipCode").val(ui.item.label);
$("#ZipCodeID").val(ui.item.value);
return false;
}
});
});
</script>
<div class="ui-widget"><input type="text" name="ddZipCode" id="ddZipCode" /></div>
<%= Html.Hidden("ZipCodeID")%>