<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap-select.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap-select.min.js"></script>
<select class="selectpicker">
<option>Mustard</option>
<option class="special">Ketchup</option>
<option style="background: #5cb85c; color: #fff;">Relish</option>
</select>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.6.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<select id="selectbox1">
<option value="">Select an option&hellip;</option>
<option value="aye">Aye</option>
<option value="eh">Eh</option>
<option value="ooh">Ooh</option>
<option value="whoop">Whoop</option>
</select>
<select id="selectbox2">
<option value="">Month&hellip;</option>
<option value="january">January</option>
<option value="february">February</option>
<option value="march">March</option>
<option value="april">April</option>
<option value="may">May</option>
<option value="june">June</option>
<option value="july">July</option>
<option value="august">August</option>
<option value="september">September</option>
<option value="october">October</option>
<option value="november">November</option>
<option value="december">December</option>
</select>
Run code snippet
// Iterate over each select element
$('select').each(function() {
// Cache the number of options
var $this = $(this),
numberOfOptions = $(this).children('option').length;
// Hides the select element
$this.addClass('s-hidden');
// Wrap the select element in a div
$this.wrap('<div class="select"></div>');
// Insert a styled div to sit over the top of the hidden select element
$this.after('<div class="styledSelect"></div>');
// Cache the styled div
var $styledSelect = $this.next('div.styledSelect');
// Show the first select option in the styled div
$styledSelect.text($this.children('option').eq(0).text());
// Insert an unordered list after the styled div and also cache the list
var $list = $('<ul />', {
'class': 'options'
}).insertAfter($styledSelect);
// Insert a list item into the unordered list for each select option
for (var i = 0; i < numberOfOptions; i++) {
$('<li />', {
text: $this.children('option').eq(i).text(),
rel: $this.children('option').eq(i).val()
}).appendTo($list);
}
// Cache the list items
var $listItems = $list.children('li');
// Show the unordered list when the styled div is clicked (also hides it if the div is clicked again)
$styledSelect.click(function(e) {
e.stopPropagation();
$('div.styledSelect.active').each(function() {
$(this).removeClass('active').next('ul.options').hide();
});
$(this).toggleClass('active').next('ul.options').toggle();
});
// Hides the unordered list when a list item is clicked and updates the styled div to show the selected list item
// Updates the select element to have the value of the equivalent option
$listItems.click(function(e) {
e.stopPropagation();
$styledSelect.text($(this).text()).removeClass('active');
$this.val($(this).attr('rel'));
$list.hide();
/* alert($this.val()); Uncomment this for demonstration! */
});
// Hides the unordered list when clicking outside of it
$(document).click(function() {
$styledSelect.removeClass('active');
$list.hide();
});
});