dataType: 'json', data: function (term, page) { return { q: term }; }, results: function (data, page) { return {results: data.results}; } } <?php if ($flash->old('geo_regions')) { ?> , initSelection : function (element, callback) { var data = <?php echo json_encode(\Shop\Models\Regions::initSelection($flash->old('geo_regions'))); ?> ; callback(data); } <?php } ?> }); }); </script> <hr /> <div class="row">