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JavaScript/jQuery Select Box - Overview

The JavaScript SelectBox component allows users to select an item from a drop-down list.

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Backend API
$(() => { $('#products-simple').dxSelectBox({ items: simpleProducts, inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'Simple Product' }, }); $('#products-placeholder').dxSelectBox({ items: simpleProducts, inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'Product With Placeholder' }, placeholder: 'Choose Product', showClearButton: true, }); $('#products-read-only').dxSelectBox({ items: simpleProducts, inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'ReadOnly Product' }, value: simpleProducts[0], readOnly: true, }); $('#products-disabled').dxSelectBox({ items: simpleProducts, inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'Disabled Product' }, value: simpleProducts[0], disabled: true, }); $('#products-data-source').dxSelectBox({ inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'Product ID' }, dataSource: new DevExpress.data.ArrayStore({ data: products, key: 'ID', }), displayExpr: 'Name', valueExpr: 'ID', value: products[0].ID, }); $('#custom-templates').dxSelectBox({ dataSource: products, inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'Templated Product' }, displayExpr: 'Name', valueExpr: 'ID', value: products[3].ID, fieldTemplate(data, container) { const result = $(`<div class='custom-item'><img alt='Product name' src='${ data ? data.ImageSrc : '' }' /><div class='product-name'></div></div>`); result .find('.product-name') .dxTextBox({ value: data && data.Name, readOnly: true, inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'Name' }, }); container.append(result); }, itemTemplate(data) { return `<div class='custom-item'><img alt='Product name' src='${ data.ImageSrc}' /><div class='product-name'>${ data.Name}</div></div>`; }, }); $('#product-handler').dxSelectBox({ items: simpleProducts, inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'Product' }, value: simpleProducts[0], onValueChanged(data) { $('.current-value > span').text(data.value); DevExpress.ui.notify(`The value is changed to: "${data.value}"`); }, }); });
<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"> <head> <title>DevExtreme Demo</title> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=5.0" /> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script>window.jQuery || document.write(decodeURIComponent('%3Cscript src="js/jquery.min.js"%3E%3C/script%3E'))</script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn3.devexpress.com/jslib/24.1.7/css/dx.light.css" /> <script src="js/dx.all.js"></script> <script src="data.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles.css" /> <script src="index.js"></script> </head> <body class="dx-viewport"> <div class="demo-container"> <div id="form"> <div class="dx-fieldset"> <div class="dx-field"> <div class="dx-field-label">Default mode</div> <div class="dx-field-value"> <div id="products-simple"></div> </div> </div> <div class="dx-field"> <div class="dx-field-label">With a custom placeholder</div> <div class="dx-field-value"> <div id="products-placeholder"></div> </div> </div> <div class="dx-field"> <div class="dx-field-label">Read only</div> <div class="dx-field-value"> <div id="products-read-only"></div> </div> </div> <div class="dx-field"> <div class="dx-field-label">Disabled</div> <div class="dx-field-value"> <div id="products-disabled"></div> </div> </div> <div class="dx-field"> <div class="dx-field-label">Data source usage</div> <div class="dx-field-value"> <div id="products-data-source"></div> </div> </div> <div class="dx-field"> <div class="dx-field-label">Custom templates</div> <div class="dx-field-value"> <div id="custom-templates"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="dx-fieldset"> <div class="dx-fieldset-header">Event Handling</div> <div class="dx-field"> <div class="dx-field-label">Product</div> <div class="dx-field-value"> <div id="product-handler"></div> </div> </div> <div class="current-value"> Selected product is <span>HD Video Player</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>
.dx-dropdownlist-popup-wrapper .dx-list:not(.dx-list-select-decorator-enabled) .dx-list-item-content { padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; } .custom-item { position: relative; min-height: 30px; } .dx-dropdowneditor-input-wrapper .custom-item > img { padding-left: 8px; } .custom-item .product-name { display: inline-block; padding-left: 50px; text-indent: 0; line-height: 30px; font-size: 15px; width: 100%; } .custom-item > img { left: 1px; position: absolute; top: 50%; margin-top: -15px; } .dx-theme-material #custom-templates .dx-texteditor-buttons-container { display: none; } .current-value { padding: 10px 0; } .current-value > span { font-weight: bold; } .dx-theme-material .dx-selectbox-container .product-name { padding-left: 58px; }
const simpleProducts = [ 'HD Video Player', 'SuperHD Video Player', 'SuperPlasma 50', 'SuperLED 50', 'SuperLED 42', 'SuperLCD 55', 'SuperLCD 42', 'SuperPlasma 65', 'SuperLCD 70', 'Projector Plus', 'Projector PlusHT', 'ExcelRemote IR', 'ExcelRemote BT', 'ExcelRemote IP', ]; const products = [{ ID: 1, Name: 'HD Video Player', Price: 330, Current_Inventory: 225, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 10, Category: 'Video Players', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/1-small.png', }, { ID: 2, Name: 'SuperHD Player', Price: 400, Current_Inventory: 150, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 25, Category: 'Video Players', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/2-small.png', }, { ID: 3, Name: 'SuperPlasma 50', Price: 2400, Current_Inventory: 0, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 0, Category: 'Televisions', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/3-small.png', }, { ID: 4, Name: 'SuperLED 50', Price: 1600, Current_Inventory: 77, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 55, Category: 'Televisions', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/4-small.png', }, { ID: 5, Name: 'SuperLED 42', Price: 1450, Current_Inventory: 445, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 0, Category: 'Televisions', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/5-small.png', }, { ID: 6, Name: 'SuperLCD 55', Price: 1350, Current_Inventory: 345, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 5, Category: 'Televisions', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/6-small.png', }, { ID: 7, Name: 'SuperLCD 42', Price: 1200, Current_Inventory: 210, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 20, Category: 'Televisions', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/7-small.png', }, { ID: 8, Name: 'SuperPlasma 65', Price: 3500, Current_Inventory: 0, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 0, Category: 'Televisions', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/8-small.png', }, { ID: 9, Name: 'SuperLCD 70', Price: 4000, Current_Inventory: 95, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 5, Category: 'Televisions', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/9-small.png', }, { ID: 10, Name: 'DesktopLED 21', Price: 175, Current_Inventory: 0, Backorder: 425, Manufacturing: 75, Category: 'Monitors', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/10-small.png', }, { ID: 11, Name: 'DesktopLED 19', Price: 165, Current_Inventory: 425, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 110, Category: 'Monitors', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/11-small.png', }, { ID: 12, Name: 'DesktopLCD 21', Price: 170, Current_Inventory: 210, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 60, Category: 'Monitors', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/12-small.png', }, { ID: 13, Name: 'DesktopLCD 19', Price: 160, Current_Inventory: 150, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 210, Category: 'Monitors', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/13-small.png', }, { ID: 14, Name: 'Projector Plus', Price: 550, Current_Inventory: 0, Backorder: 55, Manufacturing: 10, Category: 'Projectors', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/14-small.png', }, { ID: 15, Name: 'Projector PlusHD', Price: 750, Current_Inventory: 110, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 90, Category: 'Projectors', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/15-small.png', }, { ID: 16, Name: 'Projector PlusHT', Price: 1050, Current_Inventory: 0, Backorder: 75, Manufacturing: 57, Category: 'Projectors', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/16-small.png', }, { ID: 17, Name: 'ExcelRemote IR', Price: 150, Current_Inventory: 650, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 190, Category: 'Automation', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/17-small.png', }, { ID: 18, Name: 'ExcelRemote BT', Price: 180, Current_Inventory: 310, Backorder: 0, Manufacturing: 0, Category: 'Automation', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/18-small.png', }, { ID: 19, Name: 'ExcelRemote IP', Price: 200, Current_Inventory: 0, Backorder: 325, Manufacturing: 225, Category: 'Automation', ImageSrc: '../../../../images/products/19-small.png', }];

This demo illustrates the following JavaScript SelectBox properties:

  • items
    Specifies an array of items displayed in the JavaScript SelectBox.
  • placeholder
    Specifies the text that is displayed when no items are selected.
  • readOnly
    Prevents users from changing the editor's value via the UI.
  • disabled
    Specifies whether the JavaScript SelectBox responds to user interaction.
  • dataSource
    Binds the JavaScript SelectBox to data. Unlike the items property, dataSource accepts the DataSource object that allows users to sort, filter, group, and shape data.
  • fieldTemplate and itemTemplate
    Allow you to customize the text field and drop-down list items.
  • onValueChanged event handler
    Use this function to perform an action when a user chooses a new value. In this demo, this function is used to display the selected value.

To get started with the DevExtreme JavaScript SelectBox component, refer to the following tutorial for step-by-step instructions: Getting Started with JavaScript SelectBox.