How to bind multiple values to autocomplete textbox using jQuery?

In this article I will show you how to bind multiple values to autocomplete textbox using jQuery ajax post call to a controller and return json.

$("#txtCategory").autocomplete({
           source: function (request, response) {
               $.ajax({
                   url: '@Url.Action("GetPostContent", "submit", new { area = "" })',
                   data: "{'term': '" +request.term+"'}",
                   dataType: "json",
                   type: "POST",
                   contentType: "application/json;charset=utf-8",
                   //dataFilter:function (data) { return data; },
                   success: function (data) {
                       response($.map(data, function(item) {
                            return { label: item, value1: item };
                       }));
                   },
                   error: function (XMLHttpRequest, textStatus,errorThrown) {
                       alert(textStatus);
                   }
               });
            },
    });

public JsonResult GetPostContent(string term)
        {
 
           // List<Category> Categories= db.Categories.Where(s => s.Name.StartsWith(term)).ToList();
            var results = from c in db.Posts
                           wherec.Name.ToLower().StartsWith(term.ToLower())
                          select c.Name + " - " + c.Description;
 
            JsonResult result = Json(results.ToList(), JsonRequetBehavior.AllowGet);
            return result;
}

Output: