diff --git a/components/qtmaterialautocomplete.cpp b/components/qtmaterialautocomplete.cpp
index 32efd8d..d2804a1 100644
--- a/components/qtmaterialautocomplete.cpp
+++ b/components/qtmaterialautocomplete.cpp
@@ -51,70 +51,6 @@ void QtMaterialAutoCompletePrivate::init()
     menuLayout->setSpacing(0);
 
     QObject::connect(q, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), q, SLOT(updateResults(QString)));
-
-    //
-
-    QStringList states =
-      { "Alabama"
-      , "Alaska"
-      , "American Samoa"
-      , "Arizona"
-      , "Arkansas"
-      , "California"
-      , "Colorado"
-      , "Connecticut"
-      , "Delaware"
-      , "District of Columbia"
-      , "Florida"
-      , "Georgia"
-      , "Guam"
-      , "Hawaii"
-      , "Idaho"
-      , "Illinois"
-      , "Indiana"
-      , "Iowa"
-      , "Kansas"
-      , "Kentucky"
-      , "Louisiana"
-      , "Maine"
-      , "Maryland"
-      , "Massachusetts"
-      , "Michigan"
-      , "Minnesota"
-      , "Mississippi"
-      , "Missouri"
-      , "Montana"
-      , "Nebraska"
-      , "Nevada"
-      , "New Hampshire"
-      , "New Jersey"
-      , "New Mexico"
-      , "New York"
-      , "North Carolina"
-      , "North Dakota"
-      , "Northern Marianas Islands"
-      , "Ohio"
-      , "Oklahoma"
-      , "Oregon"
-      , "Pennsylvania"
-      , "Puerto Rico"
-      , "Rhode Island"
-      , "South Carolina"
-      , "South Dakota"
-      , "Tennessee"
-      , "Texas"
-      , "Utah"
-      , "Vermont"
-      , "Virginia"
-      , "Virgin Islands"
-      , "Washington"
-      , "West Virginia"
-      , "Wisconsin"
-      , "Wyoming"
-    };
-    foreach (QString state, states) {
-        dataSource.push_back(state);
-    }
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -131,6 +67,14 @@ QtMaterialAutoComplete::~QtMaterialAutoComplete()
 {
 }
 
+void QtMaterialAutoComplete::setDataSource(const QStringList &data)
+{
+    Q_D(QtMaterialAutoComplete);
+
+    d->dataSource = data;
+    update();
+}
+
 void QtMaterialAutoComplete::updateResults(QString text)
 {
     Q_D(QtMaterialAutoComplete);
diff --git a/components/qtmaterialautocomplete.h b/components/qtmaterialautocomplete.h
index 4e6771f..b8c0dee 100644
--- a/components/qtmaterialautocomplete.h
+++ b/components/qtmaterialautocomplete.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ public:
     explicit QtMaterialAutoComplete(QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~QtMaterialAutoComplete();
 
+    void setDataSource(const QStringList &data);
+
 protected slots:
     void updateResults(QString text);
 
diff --git a/examples/autocompletesettingseditor.cpp b/examples/autocompletesettingseditor.cpp
index 6392a9a..793df1f 100644
--- a/examples/autocompletesettingseditor.cpp
+++ b/examples/autocompletesettingseditor.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,66 @@ AutoCompleteSettingsEditor::AutoCompleteSettingsEditor(QWidget *parent)
     layout = new QVBoxLayout;
     canvas->setLayout(layout);
 
+    QStringList states =
+      { "Alabama"
+      , "Alaska"
+      , "American Samoa"
+      , "Arizona"
+      , "Arkansas"
+      , "California"
+      , "Colorado"
+      , "Connecticut"
+      , "Delaware"
+      , "District of Columbia"
+      , "Florida"
+      , "Georgia"
+      , "Guam"
+      , "Hawaii"
+      , "Idaho"
+      , "Illinois"
+      , "Indiana"
+      , "Iowa"
+      , "Kansas"
+      , "Kentucky"
+      , "Louisiana"
+      , "Maine"
+      , "Maryland"
+      , "Massachusetts"
+      , "Michigan"
+      , "Minnesota"
+      , "Mississippi"
+      , "Missouri"
+      , "Montana"
+      , "Nebraska"
+      , "Nevada"
+      , "New Hampshire"
+      , "New Jersey"
+      , "New Mexico"
+      , "New York"
+      , "North Carolina"
+      , "North Dakota"
+      , "Northern Marianas Islands"
+      , "Ohio"
+      , "Oklahoma"
+      , "Oregon"
+      , "Pennsylvania"
+      , "Puerto Rico"
+      , "Rhode Island"
+      , "South Carolina"
+      , "South Dakota"
+      , "Tennessee"
+      , "Texas"
+      , "Utah"
+      , "Vermont"
+      , "Virginia"
+      , "Virgin Islands"
+      , "Washington"
+      , "West Virginia"
+      , "Wisconsin"
+      , "Wyoming"
+    };
+
+    m_autocomplete->setDataSource(states);
 
     /*
     Xyz *xyz = new Xyz(m_autocomplete);