codeigniter-view

<link href="jquery-ui/css/base/jquery-ui-1.10.4.custom.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-ui/js/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-ui/js/jquery-ui-1.10.4.custom.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    $(function(){
        var availableBirds = [
            "Great Bittern",
            "Little Grebe",
            "Black-necked Grebe",
            "Little Bittern"
        ];

        $("#birds").autocomplete({
            source: "birds/get_birds" //availableBirds // path to the get_birds method
        });
    });
</script>

<input type="text" id="birds" />