jQuery Clear Select 2 - Javascript

Introduction

jQuery Clear Select 2 is a plugin for the popular dropdown select plugin Select2 that allows you to easily clear the selected value. This plugin simplifies the process of creating a clear button for your select input, which allows users to quickly remove their selected option.

In this article, we will discuss how to implement jQuery Clear Select 2 in your project and provide detailed instructions on how to use it.

Installation

You can install jQuery Clear Select 2 via npm or download it from the GitHub repository.

1. Install via npm:

npm install jquery-clearselect2 --save

2. Download from GitHub:

You can download the plugin from the GitHub repository.

Usage

1. Import the CSS and JavaScript files:

Include the CSS and JavaScript files in your HTML.

<link href="path/to/select2.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="path/to/jquery.clearselect2.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script src="path/to/select2.js"></script>
<script src="path/to/jquery.clearselect2.min.js"></script>

2. Add the HTML markup:

Add the following HTML markup to your webpage:

<select id="mySelect" multiple>
  <option value="option1">Option 1</option>
  <option value="option2">Option 2</option>
  <option value="option3">Option 3</option>
</select>

3. Initialize the Select2 plugin:

Initialize the Select2 plugin with the clearSelect2 option:

$(document).ready(function () {
  $('#mySelect').select2({
    clearSelect2: true
  });
});

Here, the clearSelect2 option is set to true which enables the clear button for the Select2 plugin.

4. Customize the clear button text:

If you want to customize the text of the clear button, you can pass a text value to the clearSelect2 option:

$(document).ready(function () {
  $('#mySelect').select2({
    clearSelect2: "Clear Selection"
  });
});

5. Use an event to clear the select box:

You can also use an event to clear the select box programmatically:

$('#mySelect').trigger('clear');

This will clear the selected option from the select box.

Conclusion

jQuery Clear Select 2 is a simple yet powerful plugin that makes it easy to implement a clear button for your Select2 input fields. With just a few lines of code, you can add this functionality to your project and improve the user experience.