fSelect

A jQuery select box replacement library

Demo

Click here for a live demo and example.

Usage

<select class="your-select-box" name="car">
  <option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
  <option value="saab">Saab</option>
  <option value="opel">Opel</option>
</select>

$('.your-select-box').fSelect();

Available options

$('.your-select-box').fSelect({
    placeholder: 'Select some options',
    numDisplayed: 3,
    overflowText: '{n} selected',
    noResultsText: 'No results found',
    searchText: 'Search',
    showSearch: true,
    showSelectAll: true
});

• placeholder (str) - the default placeholder text
• numDisplayed (int) - the number of values to show before switching to the overflowText
• overflowText (str) - the text to show after exceeding the numDisplayed limit
• noResultsText (str) - the text to show if no choices exist (or an empty string)
• searchText (str) - the search box placeholder text
• showSearch (bool) - show the search box?
• showSelectAll (bool) - show the Select All option?

Single vs. multi-select

Add the multiple attribute to your <select> to enable multi-select:

<select class="your-select-box" name="paramName[]" multiple>