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layout: default
title: Examples - Select2
slug: examples
---

<script type="text/javascript" src="https://jamesallardice.github.io/Placeholders.js/assets/js/placeholders.jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="dist/js/i18n/es.js"></script>

<div class="container">
  <section id="basic" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>The basics</h1>

      <p>
        Select2 can take a regular select box like this...
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-states form-control"></select>
      </p>

      <p>
        and turn it into this...
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-basic-single js-states form-control"></select>
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <pre class="code" data-fill-from=".js-code-basic"></pre>

<script type="text/x-example-code" class="js-code-basic">
$(document).ready(function() {
  $(".js-example-basic-single").select2();
});

<select class="js-example-basic-single">
  <option value="AL">Alabama</option>
    ...
  <option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
</select>
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="multiple" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>Multiple select boxes</h1>

      <p>
        Select2 also supports multi-value select boxes. The select below is declared with the <code>multiple</code> attribute.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-basic-multiple js-states form-control" multiple="multiple"></select>
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-multiple"></pre>

<script type="text/x-example-code" class="js-code-multiple">
$(".js-example-basic-multiple").select2();

<select class="js-example-basic-multiple" multiple="multiple">
  <option value="AL">Alabama</option>
    ...
  <option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
</select>
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="placeholders" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>Placeholders</h1>

      <p>
        A placeholder value can be defined and will be displayed until a selection is made.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-placeholder-single js-states form-control">
          <option></option>
        </select>
      </p>

      <p>
        Select2 uses the <code>placeholder</code> attribute on multiple select
        boxes, which requires IE 10+. You can support it in older versions with
        <a href="https://jamesallardice.github.io/Placeholders.js/">the Placeholders.js polyfill</a>.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-placeholder-multiple js-states form-control" multiple="multiple"></select>
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-placeholder"></pre>

<script type="text/javascript" class="js-code-placeholder">
$(".js-example-placeholder-single").select2({
  placeholder: "Select a state",
  allowClear: true
});

$(".js-example-placeholder-multiple").select2({
  placeholder: "Select a state"
});
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="data-array" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>Loading array data</h1>

      <p>
        Select2 provides a way to load the data from a local array.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-data-array form-control"></select>
      </p>

      <p>
        You can provide initial selections with array data by providing the
        option tag for the selected values, similar to how it would be done for
        a standard select.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-data-array-selected form-control">
          <option value="2" selected="selected">duplicate</option>
        </select>
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-data-array"></pre>

<script type="text/x-example-code" class="js-code-data-array">
var data = [{ id: 0, text: 'enhancement' }, { id: 1, text: 'bug' }, { id: 2, text: 'duplicate' }, { id: 3, text: 'invalid' }, { id: 4, text: 'wontfix' }];

$(".js-example-data-array").select2({
  data: data
})

$(".js-example-data-array-selected").select2({
  data: data
})

<select class="js-example-data-array-selected"></select>

<select class="js-example-data-array-selected">
  <option value="2" selected="selected">duplicate</option>
</select>
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="data-ajax" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-12">
      <h1>Loading remote data</h1>

      <p>
        Select2 comes with AJAX support built in, using jQuery's AJAX methods.
        In this example, we can search for repositories using GitHub's API.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-data-ajax form-control">
          <option value="select2/select2" selected="selected">select2/select2</option>
        </select>
      </p>

      <p>
        When using Select2 with remote data, the HTML required for the
        <code>select</code> is the same as any other Select2. If you need to
        provide default selections, you just need to include an
        <code>option</code> for each selection that contains the value and text
        that should be displayed.
      </p>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-data-ajax-html"></pre>

      <p>
        You can configure how Select2 searches for remote data using the
        <code>ajax</code> option. More information on the individual options
        that Select2 handles can be found in the
        <a href="options.html#ajax">options documentation for <code>ajax</code></a>.
      </p>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-data-ajax"></pre>

      <p>
        Select2 will pass any options in the <code>ajax</code> object to
        jQuery's <code>$.ajax</code> function, or the <code>transport</code>
        function you specify.
      </p>

<script type="text/x-example-code" class="js-code-data-ajax">
$(".js-data-example-ajax").select2({
  ajax: {
    url: "https://api.github.com/search/repositories",
    dataType: 'json',
    delay: 250,
    data: function (params) {
      return {
        q: params.term, // search term
        page: params.page
      };
    },
    processResults: function (data, page) {
      // parse the results into the format expected by Select2.
      // since we are using custom formatting functions we do not need to
      // alter the remote JSON data
      return {
        results: data.items
      };
    },
    cache: true
  },
  minimumInputLength: 1,
  templateResult: formatRepo, // omitted for brevity, see the source of this page
  templateSelection: formatRepoSelection // omitted for brevity, see the source of this page
});
</script>

<script type="text/x-example-code" class="js-code-data-ajax-html">
<select class="js-data-example-ajax">
  <option value="select2/select2" selected="selected">select2/select2</option>
</select>
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="disabled" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>Disabled mode</h1>

      <p>
        Select2 will response the <code>disabled</code> attribute on
        <code>&lt;select&gt;</code> elements. You can also initialize Select2
        with <code>disabled: true</code> to get the same effect.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-disabled js-states form-control" disabled="disabled"></select>
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-disabled-multi js-states form-control" multiple="multiple" disabled="disabled"></select>
      </p>

      <p>
        <button class="js-programmatic-enable btn btn-primary">
          Enable
        </button>
        <button class="js-programmatic-disable btn btn-warning">
          Disable
        </button>
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-disabled"></pre>

<script type="text/javascript" class="js-code-disabled">
$(".js-programmatic-enable").on("click", function () {
  $(".js-example-disabled").prop("disabled", false);
  $(".js-example-disabled-multi").prop("disabled", false);
});

$(".js-programmatic-disable").on("click", function () {
  $(".js-example-disabled").prop("disabled", true);
  $(".js-example-disabled-multi").prop("disabled", true);
});
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="disabled-results" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>Disabled results</h1>

      <p>
        Select2 will correctly handled disabled results, both with data coming
        from a standard select (when the <code>disabled</code> attribute is set)
        and from remote sources, where the object has
        <code>disabled: true</code> set.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-disabled-results form-control">
          <option value="one">First</option>
          <option value="two" disabled="disabled">Second (disabled)</option>
          <option value="three">Third</option>
        </select>
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-disabled-results"></pre>

<script type="text/x-example-code" class="js-code-disabled-results">
<select class="js-example-disabled-results">
  <option value="one">First</option>
  <option value="two" disabled="disabled">Second (disabled)</option>
  <option value="three">Third</option>
</select>
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="programmatic" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>Programmatic access</h1>

      <p>
        Select2 supports methods that allow programmatic control of the
        component.
      </p>

      <p>
        <button class="js-programmatic-set-val btn btn-primary">
          Set to California
        </button>

        <button class="js-programmatic-open btn btn-success">
          Open
        </button>

        <button class="js-programmatic-close btn btn-success">
          Close
        </button>

        <button class="js-programmatic-init btn btn-danger">
          Init
        </button>

        <button class="js-programmatic-destroy btn btn-danger">
          Destroy
        </button>
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-programmatic js-states form-control"></select>
      </p>

      <p>
        <button class="js-programmatic-multi-set-val btn btn-primary">
          Set to California and Alabama
        </button>

        <button class="js-programmatic-multi-clear btn btn-primary">
          Clear
        </button>
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-programmatic-multi js-states form-control" multiple="multiple"></select>
      </p>

    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-programmatic"></pre>

<script type="text/javascript" class="js-code-programmatic">
var $example = $(".js-example-programmatic");
var $exampleMulti = $(".js-example-programmatic-multi");

$(".js-programmatic-set-val").on("click", function () { $example.val("CA").trigger("change"); });

$(".js-programmatic-open").on("click", function () { $example.select2("open"); });
$(".js-programmatic-close").on("click", function () { $example.select2("close"); });

$(".js-programmatic-init").on("click", function () { $example.select2(); });
$(".js-programmatic-destroy").on("click", function () { $example.select2("destroy"); });

$(".js-programmatic-multi-set-val").on("click", function () { $exampleMulti.val(["CA", "AL"]).trigger("change"); });
$(".js-programmatic-multi-clear").on("click", function () { $exampleMulti.val(null).trigger("change"); });
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="events" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>Events</h1>

      <p>
        Select2 will trigger some events on the original select element,
        allowing you to integrate it with other components. You can find more
        information on events
        <a href="options.html#events">on the options page</a>.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-states js-example-events form-control"></select>
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-states js-example-events form-control" multiple="multiple"></select>
      </p>

      <p>
        <code>change</code> is fired whenever an option is selected or removed.
      </p>

      <p>
        <code>select2:open</code> is fired whenever the dropdown is opened.
      </p>

      <p>
        <code>select2:close</code> is fired whenever the dropdown is closed.
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <ul class="js-event-log"></ul>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-events"></pre>

<script type="text/javascript" class="js-code-events">
var $eventLog = $(".js-event-log");
var $eventSelect = $(".js-example-events");

$eventSelect.on("select2:open", function (e) { log("select2:open"); });
$eventSelect.on("select2:close", function (e) { log("select2:close"); });

$eventSelect.on("change", function (e) { log("change"); });

function log (name, args) {
  args = args || {};
  var $e = $("<li>" + name + " -> " + JSON.stringify(args) + "</li>");
  $eventLog.append($e);
  $e.animate({ opacity: 1 }, 10000, 'linear', function () {
    $e.animate({ opacity: 0 }, 2000, 'linear', function () {
      $e.remove();
    });
  });
}
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="tags" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>Tagging support</h1>

      <p>
        Select2 can be used to quickly set up fields used for tagging.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-tags form-control" multiple="multiple">
          <option selected="selected">orange</option>
          <option>white</option>
          <option selected="selected">purple</option>
        </select>
      </p>

      <p>
        Note that when tagging is enabled the user can select from pre-existing
        options or create a new tag by picking the first choice, which is what
        the user has typed into the search box so far.
      </p>

    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-tags"></pre>

<script type="text/x-example-code" class="js-code-tags">
$(".js-example-tags").select2({
  tags: true
})
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="tokenizer" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>Automatic tokenization</h1>

      <p>
        Select2 supports ability to add choices automatically as the user is
        typing into the search field. Try typing in the search field below and
        entering a space or a comma.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-tokenizer form-control" multiple="multiple">
          <option>red</option>
          <option>blue</option>
          <option>green</option>
        </select>
      </p>

      <p>
        The separators that should be used when tokenizing can be specified
        using the <a href="options.html#tokenSeparators">tokenSeparators</a>
        options.
      </p>

    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-tokenizer"></pre>

<script type="text/x-example-code" class="js-code-tokenizer">
$(".js-example-tokenizer").select2({
  tags: true,
  tokenSeparators: [',', ' ']
})
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="matcher" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>Custom matcher</h1>

      <p>
        Unlike other dropdowns on this page, this one matches options only if
        the term appears in the beginning of the string as opposed to anywhere:
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-matcher-start js-states form-control"></select>
      </p>

      <p>
        This custom matcher uses a
        <a href="options.html#compat-matcher">compatibility module</a> that is
        only bundled in the
        <a href="index.html#versions">full version of Select2</a>. You also
        have the option of using a
        <a href="options.html#matcher">more complex matcher</a>.
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-matcher-start"></pre>

<script type="text/x-example-code" class="js-code-matcher-start">
function matchStart (term, text) {
  if (text.toUpperCase().indexOf(term.toUpperCase()) == 0) {
    return true;
  }

  return false;
}

$.select2.amd.require(['select2/compat/matcher'], function (oldMatcher) {
  $(".js-example-matcher-start").select2({
    matcher: oldMatcher(matchStart)
  })
});
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="diacritics" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>Diacritics support</h1>

      <p>
        Select2's default matcher will ignore diacritics, making it easier for
        users to filter results in international selects. Type "aero" into the
        select below.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-diacritics form-control">
          <option>Aeróbics</option>
          <option>Aeróbics en Agua</option>
          <option>Aerografía</option>
          <option>Aeromodelaje</option>
          <option>Águilas</option>
          <option>Ajedrez</option>
          <option>Ala Delta</option>
          <option>Álbumes de Música</option>
          <option>Alusivos</option>
          <option>Análisis de Escritura a Mano</option>
        </select>
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-diacritics"></pre>

<script type="text/x-example-code" class="js-code-diacritics">
$(".js-example-diacritics").select2();
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="language" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>Multiple languages</h1>

      <p>
        Select2 supports displaying the messages in different languages, as well
        as provding your own
        <a href="options.html#language">custom messages</a>
        that can be displayed.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-language js-states form-control">
        </select>
      </p>

      <p>
        The language does not have to be defined when Select2 is being
        initialized, but instead can be defined in the <code>[lang]</code>
        attribute of any parent elements as <code>[lang="es"]</code>.
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-language"></pre>

<script type="text/x-example-code" class="js-code-language">
$(".js-example-language").select2({
  language: "es"
});
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="themes" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>Theme support</h1>

      <p>
        Select2 supports custom themes using the
        <a href="options.html#theme">theme option</a>
        so you can style Select2 to match the rest of your application.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-theme-single js-states form-control">
        </select>
      </p>

      <p>
        These are using the <code>classic</code> theme, which matches the old
        look of Select2.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-theme-multiple js-states form-control" multiple="multiple"></select>
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-theme"></pre>

<script type="text/x-example-code" class="js-code-theme">
$(".js-example-theme-single").select2({
  theme: "classic"
});

$(".js-example-theme-multiple").select2({
  theme: "classic"
});
</script>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="rtl" class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h1>RTL support</h1>

      <p>
        Select2 will work on RTL websites if the <code>dir</code> attribute is
        set on the <code>&lt;select&gt;</code> or any parents of it.
      </p>

      <p>
        <select class="js-example-rtl js-states form-control" dir="rtl"></select>
      </p>

      <p>
        You can also use initialize Select2 with <code>dir: "rtl"</code> set.
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-8">
      <h2>Example code</h2>

      <pre data-fill-from=".js-code-rtl"></pre>

<script type="text/x-example-code" class="js-code-rtl">
$(".js-example-rtl").select2({
  dir: "rtl"
});
</script>
    </div>
  </section>
</div>

<select class="js-source-states" style="display: none;">
  <optgroup label="Alaskan/Hawaiian Time Zone">
    <option value="AK">Alaska</option>
    <option value="HI">Hawaii</option>
  </optgroup>
  <optgroup label="Pacific Time Zone">
    <option value="CA">California</option>
    <option value="NV">Nevada</option>
    <option value="OR">Oregon</option>
    <option value="WA">Washington</option>
  </optgroup>
  <optgroup label="Mountain Time Zone">
    <option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
    <option value="CO">Colorado</option>
    <option value="ID">Idaho</option>
    <option value="MT">Montana</option>
    <option value="NE">Nebraska</option>
    <option value="NM">New Mexico</option>
    <option value="ND">North Dakota</option>
    <option value="UT">Utah</option>
    <option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
  </optgroup>
  <optgroup label="Central Time Zone">
    <option value="AL">Alabama</option>
    <option value="AR">Arkansas</option>
    <option value="IL">Illinois</option>
    <option value="IA">Iowa</option>
    <option value="KS">Kansas</option>
    <option value="KY">Kentucky</option>
    <option value="LA">Louisiana</option>
    <option value="MN">Minnesota</option>
    <option value="MS">Mississippi</option>
    <option value="MO">Missouri</option>
    <option value="OK">Oklahoma</option>
    <option value="SD">South Dakota</option>
    <option value="TX">Texas</option>
    <option value="TN">Tennessee</option>
    <option value="WI">Wisconsin</option>
  </optgroup>
  <optgroup label="Eastern Time Zone">
    <option value="CT">Connecticut</option>
    <option value="DE">Delaware</option>
    <option value="FL">Florida</option>
    <option value="GA">Georgia</option>
    <option value="IN">Indiana</option>
    <option value="ME">Maine</option>
    <option value="MD">Maryland</option>
    <option value="MA">Massachusetts</option>
    <option value="MI">Michigan</option>
    <option value="NH">New Hampshire</option>
    <option value="NJ">New Jersey</option>
    <option value="NY">New York</option>
    <option value="NC">North Carolina</option>
    <option value="OH">Ohio</option>
    <option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option>
    <option value="RI">Rhode Island</option>
    <option value="SC">South Carolina</option>
    <option value="VT">Vermont</option>
    <option value="VA">Virginia</option>
    <option value="WV">West Virginia</option>
  </optgroup>
</select>

<script type="text/javascript">
var $states = $(".js-source-states");
var statesOptions = $states.html();
$states.remove();

$(".js-states").append(statesOptions);

$("[data-fill-from]").each(function () {
  var $this = $(this);

  var codeContainer = $this.data("fill-from");
  var $container = $(codeContainer);

  var code = $.trim($container.html());

  $this.text(code);
  $this.addClass("prettyprint linenums");
});

prettyPrint();

$.fn.select2.amd.require(
    ["select2/core", "select2/utils", "select2/compat/matcher"],
    function (Select2, Utils, oldMatcher) {
  var $basicSingle = $(".js-example-basic-single");
  var $basicMultiple = $(".js-example-basic-multiple");

  var $dataArray = $(".js-example-data-array");
  var $dataArraySelected = $(".js-example-data-array-selected");

  var data = [{ id: 0, text: 'enhancement' }, { id: 1, text: 'bug' }, { id: 2, text: 'duplicate' }, { id: 3, text: 'invalid' }, { id: 4, text: 'wontfix' }];

  var $ajax = $(".js-example-data-ajax");

  var $disabledResults = $(".js-example-disabled-results");

  var $tags = $(".js-example-tags");

  var $matcherStart = $('.js-example-matcher-start');

  var $diacritics = $(".js-example-diacritics");
  var $language = $(".js-example-language");

  $basicSingle.select2();
  $basicMultiple.select2()

  $dataArray.select2({
    data: data
  });

  $dataArraySelected.select2({
    data: data
  });

  $ajax.select2({
    ajax: {
      url: "https://api.github.com/search/repositories",
      dataType: 'json',
      delay: 250,
      data: function (params) {
        return {
          q: params.term, // search term
          page: params.page
        };
      },
      processResults: function (data, params) {
        // parse the results into the format expected by Select2
        // since we are using custom formatting functions we do not need to
        // alter the remote JSON data, except to indicate that infinite
        // scrolling can be used
        params.page = params.page || 1;

        return {
          results: data.items,
          pagination: {
            more: (params.page * 30) < data.total_count
          }
        };
      },
      cache: true
    },
    minimumInputLength: 1,
    templateResult: function (repo) {
      if (repo.loading) return repo.text;

      var markup = '<div class="clearfix">' +
        '<div class="col-sm-1">' +
          '<img src="' + repo.owner.avatar_url + '" style="max-width: 100%" />' +
        '</div>' +
        '<div clas="col-sm-10">' +
          '<div class="clearfix">' +
            '<div class="col-sm-6">' + repo.full_name + '</div>' +
            '<div class="col-sm-3"><i class="fa fa-code-fork"></i> ' + repo.forks_count + '</div>' +
            '<div class="col-sm-2"><i class="fa fa-star"></i> ' + repo.stargazers_count + '</div>' +
          '</div>';

      if (repo.description) {
         markup += '<div>' + repo.description + '</div>';
      }

      markup += '</div></div>';

      return markup;
    },
    templateSelection: function (repo) {
      return repo.full_name || repo.text;
    }
  });

  $(".js-example-disabled").select2();
  $(".js-example-disabled-multi").select2();

  $disabledResults.select2();

  $(".js-example-programmatic").select2();
  $(".js-example-programmatic-multi").select2();

  $eventSelect.select2();

  $tags.select2({
    tags: ['red', 'blue', 'green']
  });

  $(".js-example-tokenizer").select2({
    tags: true,
    tokenSeparators: [',', ' ']
  });

  function matchStart (term, text) {
    if (text.toUpperCase().indexOf(term.toUpperCase()) == 0) {
      return true;
    }

    return false;
  }

  $matcherStart.select2({
    matcher: oldMatcher(matchStart)
  });

  $diacritics.select2();

  $language.select2({
    language: "es"
  });

  $(".js-example-theme-single").select2({
    theme: "classic"
  });

  $(".js-example-theme-multiple").select2({
    theme: "classic"
  });

  $(".js-example-rtl").select2();
});
</script>