I'm using the chosen.js plugin http://harvesthq.github.com/chosen/ with jQuery to allow the user to select multiple options from a select. However, I now want to be able to let them create values that aren't already present - any idea how to go about this?
EDIT: something similar to SO's own tag selection/creation bar would be close to what I'm after
Preferably without changing or editing the plugin, but will do if required.
The code: HTML:
<p>Select something</p>
<select name="theSelect[]" multiple="multiple">
<option value="First Option">First Option</option>
<option value="Second Option">Second Option</option>
</select>
Javascript:
$(function(){
$('select').chosen();
});
So if a user were to type in "Third Option", i'd like to add that to the list and have it selected. The value and display name are / will be the same so that's not a concern
According to the documentation you can try doing something like this:
$('select').append('<option>test</option>');
$('select').trigger('liszt:updated');
As Tony stated in the comments below:
"Starting with version 1.0 which the trigger is now "chosen:updated". See harvesthq.github.io/chosen/#change-update-events"