Select2
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Select2 is a jQuery-based replacement for select boxes. It supports searching,
remote data sets, and pagination of results.
To get started, checkout examples and documentation at
https://select2.org/
Use cases
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* Enhancing native selects with search.
* Enhancing native selects with a better multi-select interface.
* Loading data from JavaScript: easily load items via AJAX and have them
searchable.
* Nesting optgroups: native selects only support one level of nesting. Select2
does not have this restriction.
* Tagging: ability to add new items on the fly.
* Working with large, remote datasets: ability to partially load a dataset based
on the search term.
* Paging of large datasets: easy support for loading more pages when the results
are scrolled to the end.
* Templating: support for custom rendering of results and selections.
Browser compatibility
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* IE 8+
* Chrome 8+
* Firefox 10+
* Safari 3+
* Opera 10.6+
Usage
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You can source Select2 directly from a CDN like [jsDelivr][jsdelivr] or
[cdnjs][cdnjs], [download it from this GitHub repo][releases], or use one of
the integrations below.
Integrations
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Third party developers have created plugins for platforms which allow Select2 to be integrated more natively and quickly. For many platforms, additional plugins are not required because Select2 acts as a standard `