Google maps autocomplete, fix to the input

I just encountered the same problem when I was implementing the Autocomplete on a form inside a scrollable modal. If you only have one Autocomplete object then the solution is relatively easy.

1. First make sure that your element's parent has a relative position.

2. Then you need to select the .pac-container and append it to the parent.

   $("#autocomplete").parent()
       .css({position: "relative"})
       .append(".pac-container");
   

3. Finally set the .pac-container left and top position to be below your element. This needs to be done in a stylesheet with the !important declaration to ensure it overrides the inline styles set by Google's code.

   // these values will need to be calculated based on your layout
   .pac-container {
       top: 40px !important;
       left: 0px !important;
   }
   

This obviously wont work if you have multiple Autocomplete objects on a single page. Luckily I figured out a way to handle that scenario and recently published it in a jQuery plugin designed to make autocompleting address forms a breeze.

I have the same problem. My solution was:

$('#inputContainer').scroll(function(){
    //Set new top to autocomplete dropdown
    newTop = $('#autocompleteInput').offset().top + $('#autocompleteInput').outerHeight();
    $('.pac-container').css('top', newTop + 'px');
});

This update the dropdown position when container scrolls.