• Download the latest stable version from the releases / tags section
• Insert the JS onto the page
• Put the stylesheet where you would like
• Add an ID or class to the select(s) you would like to DropKick

If you're using jQuery:

• $("#ID").dropkick( options );

Pure JS:

• Call new Dropkick( HTMLSelectELement, Options ); or new Dropkick( "ID", Options ); in your script

Note: As of DropKick 2.1 we automatically include the polyfills and jQuery plugin.

You can install DropKick.js using bower:

bower install dropkick --save-dev

• initialize: function

  Called when the Dropkick object is initialized. The value of this is the Dropkick object itself.

• change: function

  Called whenever the value of the Dropkick select changes (by user action or through the API). The value of this is the Dropkick object itself.

• open: function

  Called whenever the Dropkick select is opened. The value of this is the Dropkick object itself.

• close: function

  Called whenever the Dropkick select is closed. The value of this is the Dropkick object itself.

• search: string

  • "strict" - The search string matches exactly from the beginning of the option's text value (case insensitive).
  • "partial" - The search string matches part of the option's text value (case insensitive).
  • "fuzzy" - The search string matches the characters in the given order (not exclusively). The strongest match is selected first. (case insensitive).

  Defaults to "strict".

• mobile: boolean

  If true, it will render the Dropkick element for mobile devices also. Defaults to false.

• dk.data - object

  • elem - node The Dropkick element
  • select - node The origianl select element
  • settings - object The options (defaults and passed)

• dk.value - string The current value of the select

• dk.disabled - boolean Whether the form is currently disabled or not

• dk.form - node The form associated with the select

• dk.length - integer The number of options in the select

• dk.options - array An array of Dropkick options

• dk.multiple - boolean If this select is a multi-select

• dk.selectedOptions - array An array of selected Dropkick options

• dk.selectedIndex - integer An index of the first selected option

• dk.add( elem, before )

  • elem - Node/String The HTMLOptionElement or a string to be inserted
  • before - Node/Integer HTMLOptionElement/Index elem is to be inserted before

  Adds an element to the select. This option will not only add it to the original select, but create a Dropkick option and add it to the Dropkick select.

• dk.item( index )

  • index - integer

  Selects an option in the list at the desired index (negative numbers select from the end).

  Returns the Dropkick option from the list, or null if not found.

• dk.remove( index )

  • index - integer

  Removes the option (from both the select and Dropkick) at the given index.

• dk.disable( elem, disabled )

  • elem - node/integer The Dropkick option or Index of an option
  • disabled - boolean The value of disabled (default is true)

  Disables or enables an option; if only a boolean is passed (or nothing), then the entire Dropkick will be disabled or enabled.

• dk.reset( clear )

  • clear - boolean

  Resets the Dropkick and select to it's original selected options; if clear is true, It will select the first option by default (or no options for multi-selects).

• dk.refresh()

  Rebuilds the Dropkick and reinitialized the Dropkick object. *Only use if the original select element has changed.

• dk.dispose()

  Removes the Dropkick element from the DOM and the object from the cache.

  Returns itself.

• dk.open()

  Opens the Dropkick. Can even open disabled dropkicks.

• dk.close()

  Closes the Dropkick.

• dk.select( elem, disabled )

  • elem - node/integer/string The Dropkick option, index of an option, or value of an option to select
  • disabled - boolean Allow the selecting of disabled options

  Selects an option from the list.

  Returns the selected Dropkick option.

• dk.selectOne( elem, disabled )

  • elem - node/integer The Dropkick option or Index of an option to select
  • disabled - boolean Allow the selecting of disabled options

  Selects a single option from the list and scrolls to it (if the select is open or on multi-selects). Useful for selecting an option after a search by the user.

  Returns the selected Dropkick option.

• dk.search( pattern, mode )

  • pattern - string The string to search the options for
  • mode - string How the search is preformed; "strict", "partial", or "fuzzy"

  Finds all options whose text matches the given pattern based on the mode.

  • "strict" - The search string matches exactly from the beginning of the option's text value (case insensitive).
  • "partial" - The search string matches part of the option's text value (case insensitive).
  • "fuzzy" - The search string matches the characters in the given order (not exclusively). The strongest match is selected first. (case insensitive).

  Returns an array of matched Dropkick options. Note: will return an empty array if no match is found.

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