First Step in Fixing AutoComplete and Cleaning Up Code

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+
+/**
+ * Provides suggestions for state names (USA).
+ * @class
+ * @scope public
+ */
+function StateSuggestions(text) {
+    this.states = text;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Request suggestions for the given autosuggest control. 
+ * @scope protected
+ * @param oAutoSuggestControl The autosuggest control to provide suggestions for.
+ */
+StateSuggestions.prototype.requestSuggestions = function (oAutoSuggestControl /*:AutoSuggestControl*/,
+                                                          bTypeAhead /*:boolean*/) {
+    var aSuggestions = [];
+    var sTextboxValue = oAutoSuggestControl.textbox.value;
+    
+    if (sTextboxValue.length > 0){
+    
+        //search for matching states
+        for (var i=0; i < this.states.length; i++) { 
+            if (this.states[i].indexOf(sTextboxValue) == 0) {
+                aSuggestions.push(this.states[i]);
+            } 
+        }
+    }
+
+    //provide suggestions to the control
+    oAutoSuggestControl.autosuggest(aSuggestions, bTypeAhead);
+};
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