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jQuery selectbox plugin
/*
* jQuery selectbox plugin
*
* Copyright (c) 2007 Sadri Sahraoui (brainfault.com)
* Licensed under the GPL license and MIT:
* http://www.opensource.org/licenses/GPL-license.php
* http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
*
* The code is inspired from Autocomplete plugin (http://www.dyve.net/jquery/?autocomplete)
*
* Revision: $Id$
* Version: 1.2
*
* Changelog :
* Version 1.2 By Guillaume Vergnolle (web-opensource.com)
* - Add optgroup support
* - possibility to choose between span or input as replacement of the select box
* - support for jquery change event
* - add a max height option for drop down list
* Version 1.1
* - Fix IE bug
* Version 1.0
* - Support jQuery noConflict option
* - Add callback for onChange event, thanks to Jason
* - Fix IE8 support
* - Fix auto width support
* - Fix focus on firefox dont show the carret
* Version 0.6
* - Fix IE scrolling problem
* Version 0.5
* - separate css style for current selected element and hover element which solve the highlight issue
* Version 0.4
* - Fix width when the select is in a hidden div @Pawel Maziarz
* - Add a unique id for generated li to avoid conflict with other selects and empty values @Pawel Maziarz
*/
jQuery.fn.extend({
selectbox: function(options) {
return this.each(function() {
new jQuery.SelectBox(this, options);
});
}
});
/* pawel maziarz: work around for ie logging */
if (!window.console) {
var console = {
log: function(msg) {
}
}
}
/* */
jQuery.SelectBox = function(selectobj, options) {
var opt = options || {};
opt.inputType = opt.inputType || "input";
opt.inputClass = opt.inputClass || "selectbox";
opt.containerClass = opt.containerClass || "selectbox-wrapper";
opt.hoverClass = opt.hoverClass || "current";
opt.currentClass = opt.currentClass || "selected";
opt.groupClass = opt.groupClass || "groupname"; //css class for group
opt.maxHeight = opt.maxHeight || 200; // max height of dropdown list
opt.loopnoStep = opt.loopnoStep || false; // to remove the step in list moves loop
opt.onChangeCallback = opt.onChangeCallback || false;
opt.onChangeParams = opt.onChangeParams || false;
opt.debug = opt.debug || false;
var elm_id = selectobj.id;
var active = 0;
var inFocus = false;
var hasfocus = 0;
//jquery object for select element
var $select = jQuery(selectobj);
// jquery container object
var $container = setupContainer(opt);
//jquery input object
var $input = setupInput(opt);
// hide select and append newly created elements
$select.hide().before($input).before($container);
init();
$input
.click(function(){
if (!inFocus) {
$container.toggle();
}
})
.focus(function(){
if ($container.not(':visible')) {
inFocus = true;
$container.show();
}
})
.keydown(function(event) {
switch(event.keyCode) {
case 38: // up
event.preventDefault();
moveSelect(-1);
break;
case 40: // down
event.preventDefault();
moveSelect(1);
break;
//case 9: // tab
case 13: // return
event.preventDefault(); // seems not working in mac !
$('li.'+opt.hoverClass).trigger('click');
break;
case 27: //escape
hideMe();
break;
}
})
.blur(function() {
if ($container.is(':visible') && hasfocus > 0 ) {
if(opt.debug) console.log('container visible and has focus')
} else {
// Workaround for ie scroll - thanks to Bernd Matzner
if((jQuery.browser.msie && jQuery.browser.version.substr(0,1) < 8)
|| (jQuery.browser.safari && !/chrome/.test(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase()))) {
if(document.activeElement.getAttribute('id').indexOf('_container')==-1){
hideMe();
} else {
$input.focus();
}
} else {
hideMe();
}
}
});
function hideMe() {
hasfocus = 0;
$container.hide();
}
function init() {
$container.append(getSelectOptions($input.attr('id'))).hide();
var width = $input.css('width');
if($container.height() > opt.maxHeight){
$container.width(parseInt(width)+parseInt($input.css('paddingRight'))+parseInt($input.css('paddingLeft')));
$container.height(opt.maxHeight);
} else $container.width(width);
}
function setupContainer(options) {
var container = document.createElement("div");
$container = jQuery(container);
$container.attr('id', elm_id+'_container');
$container.addClass(options.containerClass);
$container.css('display', 'none');
return $container;
}
function setupInput(options) {
if(opt.inputType == "span"){
var input = document.createElement("span");
var $input = jQuery(input);
$input.attr("id", elm_id+"_input");
$input.addClass(options.inputClass);
$input.attr("tabIndex", $select.attr("tabindex"));
} else {
var input = document.createElement("input");
var $input = jQuery(input);
$input.attr("id", elm_id+"_input");
$input.attr("type", "text");
$input.addClass(options.inputClass);
$input.attr("autocomplete", "off");
$input.attr("readonly", "readonly");
$input.attr("tabIndex", $select.attr("tabindex")); // "I" capital is important for ie
$input.css("width", $select.css("width"));
}
return $input;
}
function moveSelect(step) {
var lis = jQuery("li", $container);
if (!lis || lis.length == 0) return false;
// find the first non-group (first option)
firstchoice = 0;
while($(lis[firstchoice]).hasClass(opt.groupClass)) firstchoice++;
active += step;
// if we are on a group step one more time
if($(lis[active]).hasClass(opt.groupClass)) active += step;
//loop through list from the first possible option
if (active < firstchoice) {
(opt.loopnoStep ? active = lis.size()-1 : active = lis.size() );
} else if (opt.loopnoStep && active > lis.size()-1) {
active = firstchoice;
} else if (active > lis.size()) {
active = firstchoice;
}
scroll(lis, active);
lis.removeClass(opt.hoverClass);
jQuery(lis[active]).addClass(opt.hoverClass);
}
function scroll(list, active) {
var el = jQuery(list[active]).get(0);
var list = $container.get(0);
if (el.offsetTop + el.offsetHeight > list.scrollTop + list.clientHeight) {
list.scrollTop = el.offsetTop + el.offsetHeight - list.clientHeight;
} else if(el.offsetTop < list.scrollTop) {
list.scrollTop = el.offsetTop;
}
}
function setCurrent() {
var li = jQuery("li."+opt.currentClass, $container).get(0);
var ar = (''+li.id).split('_');
var el = ar[ar.length-1];
if (opt.onChangeCallback){
$select.get(0).selectedIndex = $('li', $container).index(li);
opt.onChangeParams = { selectedVal : $select.val() };
opt.onChangeCallback(opt.onChangeParams);
} else {
$select.val(el);
$select.change();
}
if(opt.inputType == 'span') $input.html($(li).html());
else $input.val($(li).html());
return true;
}
// select value
function getCurrentSelected() {
return $select.val();
}
// input value
function getCurrentValue() {
return $input.val();
}
function getSelectOptions(parentid) {
var select_options = new Array();
var ul = document.createElement('ul');
select_options = $select.children('option');
if(select_options.length == 0) {
var select_optgroups = new Array();
select_optgroups = $select.children('optgroup');
for(x=0;x<select_optgroups.length;x++){
select_options = $("#"+select_optgroups[x].id).children('option');
var li = document.createElement('li');
li.setAttribute('id', parentid + '_' + $(this).val());
li.innerHTML = $("#"+select_optgroups[x].id).attr('label');
li.className = opt.groupClass;
ul.appendChild(li);
select_options.each(function() {
var li = document.createElement('li');
li.setAttribute('id', parentid + '_' + $(this).val());
li.innerHTML = $(this).html();
if ($(this).is(':selected')) {
$input.html($(this).html());
$(li).addClass(opt.currentClass);
}
ul.appendChild(li);
$(li)
.mouseover(function(event) {
hasfocus = 1;
if (opt.debug) console.log('over on : '+this.id);
jQuery(event.target, $container).addClass(opt.hoverClass);
})
.mouseout(function(event) {
hasfocus = -1;
if (opt.debug) console.log('out on : '+this.id);
jQuery(event.target, $container).removeClass(opt.hoverClass);
})
.click(function(event) {
var fl = $('li.'+opt.hoverClass, $container).get(0);
if (opt.debug) console.log('click on :'+this.id);
$('li.'+opt.currentClass, $container).removeClass(opt.currentClass);
$(this).addClass(opt.currentClass);
setCurrent();
$select.get(0).blur();
hideMe();
});
});
}
} else select_options.each(function() {
var li = document.createElement('li');
li.setAttribute('id', parentid + '_' + $(this).val());
li.innerHTML = $(this).html();
if ($(this).is(':selected')) {
$input.val($(this).html());
$(li).addClass(opt.currentClass);
}
ul.appendChild(li);
$(li)
.mouseover(function(event) {
hasfocus = 1;
if (opt.debug) console.log('over on : '+this.id);
jQuery(event.target, $container).addClass(opt.hoverClass);
})
.mouseout(function(event) {
hasfocus = -1;
if (opt.debug) console.log('out on : '+this.id);
jQuery(event.target, $container).removeClass(opt.hoverClass);
})
.click(function(event) {
var fl = $('li.'+opt.hoverClass, $container).get(0);
if (opt.debug) console.log('click on :'+this.id);
$('li.'+opt.currentClass, $container).removeClass(opt.currentClass);
$(this).addClass(opt.currentClass);
setCurrent();
$select.get(0).blur();
hideMe();
});
});
return ul;
}
};
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itsadok commented Dec 26, 2013

@g-misra This is not really my code. I just provided a mirror for a broken link from this stackoverflow answer. I tried contacting the author, but got no response.

If you want to contribute, I suggest you start a proper github repository and link to it from here.

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ve3 commented Feb 18, 2014

How to get selected value?

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Esty12 commented Jul 8, 2014

Hi,
there is an option to do with this plugin multi-select ?

thanks

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