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Plugins
Tailwind CSS Advanced Select
Advanced select solutions for massive datasets.
Installation
To get started, install Advanced Select plugin via npm, else you can skip this step if you are already using Preline UI as a package.
npm i @preline/select
Basic usage
Prefer to create your own style? Here is a completely unstylized example.
<select data-hs-select='{
"placeholder": "Select option...",
"toggleTag": "<button type=\"button\"></button>",
"toggleClasses": "",
"dropdownClasses": "",
"optionClasses": "hs-selected:"
}'>
<option>Select option</option>
<option>Name</option>
<option>Email address</option>
<option>Description</option>
<option>User ID</option>
</select>
Methods
The HSSelect object is contained within the global window object
Open item (public method).
const select = new HSSelect(document.querySelector('#select'));
const openBtn = document.querySelector('#open-btn');
openBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
select.open();
});
Open item (static method).
const openBtn = document.querySelector('#open-btn');
openBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
HSSelect.open('#select');
});
Open item (mixed).
const { element } = HSSelect.getInstance('#select', true);
const openBtn = document.querySelector('#open-btn');
openBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
element.open();
});
Add options (public method).
const select = window.HSSelect.getInstance('#select');
const addOptionsBtn = document.querySelector('#add-options');
addOptionsBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
select.addOption([
{
title: "James Collins",
val: "1",
options: {
icon: `<img class="inline-block size-6 rounded-full" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659482633369-9fe69af50bfb?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=facearea&facepad=3&w=320&h=320&q=80" alt="James Collins 2" />`
}
},
{
title: "Amanda Harvey",
val: "2",
options: {
icon: `<img class="inline-block size-6 rounded-full" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1541101767792-f9b2b1c4f127?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=facearea&facepad=3&w=320&h=320&q=80" alt="Amanda Harvey" />`
}
}
]);
});
Remove options (public method).
const select = window.HSSelect.getInstance('#select');
const removeOptionsBtn = document.querySelector('#remove-options');
removeOptionsBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
select.removeOption(["1", "2"]);
});
Destroy select (public method).
const select = window.HSSelect.getInstance('#select');
const destroySelectBtn = document.querySelector('#destroy-select');
destroySelectBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
select.destroy();
});
Events
When select changes event example.
const el = HSSelect.getInstance('#select');
el.on('change', (val) => {...});
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