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title: Common problems
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metadata:
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description: Commonly encountered issues when using Select2.
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taxonomy:
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category: docs
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---
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### Select2 does not function properly when I use it inside a Bootstrap modal.
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This issue occurs because Bootstrap modals tend to steal focus from other elements outside of the modal. Since by default, Select2 [attaches the dropdown menu to the `<body>` element](/dropdown#dropdown-placement), it is considered "outside of the modal".
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To avoid this problem, you may attach the dropdown to the modal itself with the [dropdownParent](/dropdown#dropdown-placement) setting:
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```
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<div id="myModal" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-hidden="true">
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...
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<select id="mySelect2">
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...
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</select>
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...
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</div>
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...
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<script>
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$('#mySelect2').select2({
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dropdownParent: $('#myModal')
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});
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</script>
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```
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This will cause the dropdown to be attached to the modal, rather than the `<body>` element.
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**Alternatively**, you may simply globally override Bootstrap's behavior:
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```
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// Do this before you initialize any of your modals
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$.fn.modal.Constructor.prototype.enforceFocus = function() {};
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```
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See [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18487056/select2-doesnt-work-when-embedded-in-a-bootstrap-modal/19574076#19574076) for more information.
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