JQuery.comboselect

This is a port and a rehabilitation of the JQuery.comboselect.

What's it do?

The plugin transforms a multi-select from a single element to side by side multi-selects. You can move selections from one select to another instead of highlighting them in single. Look at the example. This will make a lot more sense, I assure you.

As part of the transformation, your select is hidden, but updated as you double-click or select and press the add/remove buttons.

Usage

Shown with default options as options

$(#my_multi_select_box).comboselect({
    sort: 'both',  // sort which sides? 'none'|'left'|'right'|'both'  -> based on original select's order
    addremall : true,  // include the add/remove all buttons
        add_allbtn: ' >> ',   // label for the "add all" button
    rem_allbtn: ' << ',    // label for the "remove all" button
        addbtn: ' > ',   // label for the "add" button
    rembtn: ' < ',    // label for the "remove" button
    cs_container: 'div', //  html tag to contain both comboselects
    btn_container: 'div' // html tag to contain the comboselect buttons
});

To set for legeacy compatibility, define the following after you include the plugin, but before you 'wire' it to anything:

jQuery.fn.comboselect.defaults = {
    sort: 'both',
    addremall : false,
        addbtn: ' > ',
    rembtn: ' < ',
    cs_container: 'fieldset',
    btn_container: 'fieldset'
};

This method can be used for any defaults you prefer, so you do not have to set options on each use of the comboselect.

Version History

2.0.0 Reworking release, no sorting

• Removed selso dependency
• Added ability to set global options
• Added add/remove all button and text options
• Changed fieldsets to divs for select and button containers
• Added option to specify container element for generated selects
• Added option to specify container element for generated buttons

1.0.2 Now works correctly if the form is not the immediate parent of the select.

• Clears originally selected options before updating with user's new selections on submit.
• Correctly transforms selects whose options were added dynamically.

1.0.1 Correctly transforms inputs which already had options selected.

1.0.0 Initial release.