Elegant Multi-funtional Select Box Replacement – blob-select

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Description:

blob-select is a blazing fast, easy-to-use and multifunctional select box replacement plugin implemented in pure JavaScript.

Features:

• Live filter/search.
• Custom order directions.
• Custom placeholder.
• Multiple select.
• Supports OPTGROUP.

How to use it:

To get started, just include the JavaScript ‘blobselect.min.js’ and style sheet ‘blobselect.min.css’ on the web page.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="blobselect.css">
<script src="blobselect.min.js"></script>

Add the following HTML data attributes to your select box and done.

• data-blobselect-placeholder: placeholder text
• data-blobselect-placeholder: used only for the dropdown listing
• data-blobselect-order-type: “string”, “numeric”, or empty
• data-blobselect-order: ‘asc’ or ‘dec’
• data-blobselect-search: enables live search
• data-watch: forces blob-select to re-check for changes to its element every X milliseconds

<select
  id="select-demo"
  data-blobselect-placeholder="Eat Something"
  data-blobselect-placeholder-option="None of the Above"
  data-blobselect-order-type="string"
  data-blobselect-order="asc"
  >
  <option value="0"></option>
  <option value="apples">Apples</option>
  <option value="bananas">Bananas</option>
  <option value="pears">Pears</option>
  <option value="cabbage">Cabbage</option>
  <option value="carrots">Carrots</option>
  <option value="lettuce">Lettuce</option>
</select>

You can also pass the options in the ‘data-blobselect’ array:

<select
  id="select-demo"
  data-blobselect="{placeholder: 'Eat Something', placeholderOption: 'None of the Above', orderType: 'string', order: 'desc'}">
  <option value="0"></option>
  <option value="apples">Apples</option>
  <option value="bananas">Bananas</option>
  <option value="pears">Pears</option>
  <option value="cabbage">Cabbage</option>
  <option value="carrots">Carrots</option>
  <option value="lettuce">Lettuce</option>
</select>

Changelog:

11/14/2018

• capture clicks on <mark>

06/11/2018

• fix search cursor placement