jquery.dependentSelect plugin

jquery.dependentSelect plugin transforms your difficult select element with huge amount of options into widget with cascade select boxes. It might be city or student select, for example.

Features

• Use local data, URL or function as data source
• Access all defined widget options on server side
• Use multiple and single widget without restrictions

Todo

• Calculate all selects states in single widget with selected value

Use

You don’t need to change your HTML. Widget should work with your markup without changes. If the number of options is really huge you can load only selected.

Single widget with local data

Local data format is strict and currently can’t be changed.

    $(document).ready(function() {
      $('select#single-local-data').dependentSelect({
        isMultiple: false,
        selects: [
          { model: "Continent" },
          { model: "Country" },
          { model: "City" }
        ],
        dataSource: 
        {
             'Continent': {
                 values: [
                     { value: 1, text: "Asia" },
                     { value: 2, text: "Europe" }
                 ],
                 relatedTo: 'Country',
                 relations: {
                     1: [1,2,3],
                     2: [4,5]
                 }
             },
             'Country': {
                 values: [
                     { value: 1, text: 'Japan'  },
                     { value: 2, text: 'China'  },
                     { value: 3, text: 'Spain'  },
                     { value: 4, text: 'India' },
                     { value: 5, text: 'Czech Republic' },
                 ],
                 relatedTo: 'City',
                 relations: {
                     1: [1],
                     2: [2],
                     3: [3,4],
                     4: [5],
                     5: [6]
                 }
             },
             'City': {
                 values: [
                     { value: 1, text: 'Tokio' },
                     { value: 2, text: "Pekin" },
                     { value: 3, text: "Madrid" },
                     { value: 4, text: "Barcelona" },
                     { value: 5, text: "New Delhi" },
                     { value: 6, text: "Prague" },
                 ]
             }
         }
    });

Multiple widget with remote data

All options you set in ‘selects’ array will be accessible on server.

    $('select#single').dependentSelect({
      isMultiple: false,
      addEmpty: false,
      selects: [
        { model: "School", init: "findAll", key: "relatedGroups", targetModel: "Group" },
        { model: "Group", key: "relatedStudents", targetModel: "Student" },
        { model: "Student" }
      ],
      dataSource: 'index.php?module=get_data'
    });

Single widget with remote data and custom empty options

    $('select#single-add-empty').dependentSelect({
      isMultiple: false,
      addEmpty: '—',
      seklects: [
        { model: "School", init: "findAll", key: "relatedGroups", targetModel: "Group", emptyOptionCaption: "Select school..." },
        { model: "Group", key: "relatedStudents", targetModel: "Student", emptyOptionCaption: "Select group..." },
        { model: "Student", emptyOptionCaption: "Select student..." }
      ],
      dataSource: 'index.php?module=get_data'
    });