# Type ahead
**URL:** https://forum.servoy.com/t/type-ahead/11688
**Category:** Classic Servoy
**Created:** [February 1, 2010, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/type-ahead/11688 "2010-02-01T09:22:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@lwjwillemsen](https://forum.servoy.com/u/lwjwillemsen)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2010, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/type-ahead/11688/1 "2010-02-01T09:22:19Z")
Hi ,
I am using type\_ahead elements with attached valuelist via global method. This works fine.
What I want is to match in my type\_ahead with words that are at any place in the valuelist display values and not only matching from the left side.
Example valuelist display value, real value:
[“yellow submarine”, 22]
[“brown sugar”, 24]
[“mellow yellow”, 25]
If I type _yellow_ I want both values (yellow submarine and mellow yellow) in my display list and not only the “yellow submarine”.
I adapted my query (% + text + %) to my wish but Servoy does a from left matching when displaying the display value list.
Any ideas ?
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### Author:  [@jcompagner](https://forum.servoy.com/u/jcompagner)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/type-ahead/11688/2 "2010-02-01T12:59:44Z")
use the new global method valuelist in 5.0
Then you can decide what to return on input.
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### Author:  [@lwjwillemsen](https://forum.servoy.com/u/lwjwillemsen)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/type-ahead/11688/3 "2010-02-01T14:28:37Z")
Hi Johan,
As said I am already doing that !!
The type\_ahead display list is not visible any more after typing two keys or more that don’t match (from the left) the display list…
I hope you understand what I mean…
Regards,
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### Author:  [@jcompagner](https://forum.servoy.com/u/jcompagner)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/type-ahead/11688/4 "2010-02-01T15:42:49Z")
but is your global method called? asking for values?
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### Author:  [@jcompagner](https://forum.servoy.com/u/jcompagner)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/type-ahead/11688/5 "2010-02-01T15:48:50Z")
i guess your global method is not fired at all.
i think i know why that does happen. I will fix it so that when ever the user types something the global method is called.
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### Author:  [@lwjwillemsen](https://forum.servoy.com/u/lwjwillemsen)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/type-ahead/11688/6 "2010-02-01T15:59:38Z")
> jcompagner:
> i guess your global method is not fired at all.
> i think i know why that does happen. I will fix it so that when ever the user types something the global method is called.
Hi Johan ,
It seems as the global method is not always fired when typing in type\_ahead modus. The first firing is ok, after the second key my list is empty (as it should not be)