JavaScript Components' "data-target" attribute is not working correctly

<div class="field-group">
  <label for="autocompleteField">Autocomplete Field</label>
  <input class="text autocomplete-space" id="autocompleteField" name="autocompleteField" data-max="10" data-none-message="No results" data-template="{key}" data-target="#deptSpace">
		                    
  <label for="deptSpace">Target</label>
  <input type="hidden" class="text" id="deptSpace" name="deptSpace">
</div>

var bind = function(input, contentTypes, valueTemplate, displayHandler) {

        var $input = $(input),
            boundKey = "data-autocomplete-content-bound";

        if ($input.attr(boundKey))
            return;

        if (typeof contentTypes == "string")
            contentTypes = [contentTypes];

        $input.attr(boundKey, "true").attr("autocomplete", "off");
        var typesString = contentTypes.join(","),
            maxResults = $input.attr("data-max") || 10,
            alignment = $input.attr("data-alignment") || "left",
            spaceKey = $input.attr("data-spacekey"),
            noResults = $input.attr("data-none-message"),
            searchLinkMessage = $input.attr("data-search-link-message"),
            template = $input.attr("data-template") || valueTemplate,
            targetSelector = $input.attr("data-target"),
            dropDownTarget = $input.attr("data-dropdown-target"),
            dropDownPosition = null;

        if (dropDownTarget) {
            dropDownPosition = $(dropDownTarget);
        }
        else {
            dropDownPosition = $("<div></div>");
            $input.after(dropDownPosition);
        }
        dropDownPosition.addClass("aui-dd-parent autocomplete");

        $input.focus(function () {
            // Some places like the Link Browser allow a select element to change the space.
            // The autocomplete should re-cache the spaceKey on focus.
            spaceKey = $input.attr("data-spacekey");
        });

        $input.quicksearch(AJS.REST.getBaseUrl() + "search/name.json", null, {
            onShow: function() {
                $input.trigger("open.autocomplete-content", { contentTypes: contentTypes});
            },
            makeParams : function(val) {
                var params = {
                    "max-results": maxResults,
                    pageSize: maxResults,
                    type: typesString,
                    query: val
                };
                if (spaceKey) {
                    params.spaceKey = spaceKey;
                }
                return params;
            },
            dropdownPlacement: function(dd) {
                dropDownPosition.append(dd);
            },
            makeRestMatrixFromData : makeRestMatrixFromData,
            addDropdownData : function (matrix) {
                if (!matrix.length) {
                    if (noResults) {
                        matrix.push([{
                            name: noResults,
                            className: "no-results",
                            href: "#"
                        }]);
                    }
                }
                if (searchLinkMessage) {
                    var value = AJS.escapeHtml($input.val());
                    var searchPrompt = AJS.format(searchLinkMessage, value);
                    matrix.push([{
                        className: "search-for",
                        name: searchPrompt,
                        href: "#"
                    }]);
                }
                return matrix;
            },
            ajsDropDownOptions : {
                alignment: alignment,
                displayHandler: displayHandler,
                selectionHandler: function (e, selection) {
                    AJS.debug("autocomplete-content: ajsDropDownOptions.selectionHandler");
                    if (selection.find(".search-for").length) {
                        $input.trigger("selected.autocomplete-content", { contentTypes: contentTypes, searchFor: $input.val() });
                        return;
                    }
                    if (selection.find(".no-results").length) {
                        AJS.log("no results selected");
                        this.hide();
                        e.preventDefault();
                        return;
                    }

                    var contentProps = selection.data("properties");

// HERE!!!!!!
                    $input.val(AJS.template(template).fillHtml(contentProps.restObj));

                    if (targetSelector) {
                        var value = AJS.template(valueTemplate).fillHtml(contentProps.restObj);
                        $(targetSelector).val(value);
                    }

// UNTIL HERE

                    $input.trigger("selected.autocomplete-content", { contentTypes: contentTypes, content: contentProps.restObj, selection: selection });
                    this.hide();
                    e.preventDefault();
                }
           }
        });
    };

if (targetSelector) {
                    	$input.val(AJS.template(valueTemplate).fillHtml(contentProps.restObj));
                        var value = AJS.template(template).fillHtml(contentProps.restObj);
                        $(targetSelector).val(value);
                    } else {
                    	$input.val(AJS.template(template).fillHtml(contentProps.restObj));    	
                    }