DevExtreme jQuery/JS - In the Data Source

Items in the SelectBox can be grouped if they are grouped in the data source. The SelectBox recognizes a group when it finds an object with the key and items fields. The key is the group header, the items are items that fall into the group. For example, the fruitsVegetables array from the following code produces two groups with three items each. Note that the SelectBox needs to be informed that it deals with grouped data, therefore its grouped option is set to true.

jQuery
JavaScript
var fruitsVegetables = [{
    key: "Fruits",
    items: [
        { name: "Apples", count: 10 },
        { name: "Oranges", count: 12 },
        { name: "Lemons", count: 15 }
    ]
}, {
    key: "Vegetables",
    items: [
        { name: "Potatoes", count: 5 },
        { name: "Tomatoes", count: 9 },
        { name: "Turnips", count: 8 }
    ]
}];

$(function() {
    $("#selectBoxContainer").dxSelectBox({
        dataSource: fruitsVegetables,
        grouped: true,
        displayExpr: 'name',
        valueExpr: 'count'
    });
});
Angular
TypeScript
HTML
import { DxSelectBoxModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    fruitsVegetables = [{
        key: "Fruits",
        items: [
            { name: "Apples", count: 10 },
            { name: "Oranges", count: 12 },
            { name: "Lemons", count: 15 }
        ]
    }, {
        key: "Vegetables",
        items: [
            { name: "Potatoes", count: 5 },
            { name: "Tomatoes", count: 9 },
            { name: "Turnips", count: 8 }
        ]
    }];
}
@NgModule({
     imports: [
         // ...
         DxSelectBoxModule
     ],
     // ...
 })
<dx-select-box
    [dataSource]="fruitsVegetables"
    [grouped]="true"
    displayExpr="name"
    valueExpr="count">
</dx-select-box>
NOTE
Only one-level grouping is supported.

If objects in your data source miss the key and items fields, use the map function of the DevExtreme DataSource to create key + items field mappings. You can find more information on the map function in the Data Layer - Item Mapping topic.

jQuery
JavaScript
var fruitsVegetables = [{
    type: "Fruits",
    collection: [
        { name: "Apples", count: 10 },
        { name: "Oranges", count: 12 },
        { name: "Lemons", count: 15 }
    ]
}, {
    type: "Vegetables",
    collection: [
        { name: "Potatoes", count: 5 },
        { name: "Tomatoes", count: 9 },
        { name: "Turnips", count: 8 }
    ]
}];

$(function() {
    $("#selectBoxContainer").dxSelectBox({
        dataSource: new DevExpress.data.DataSource({
            store: fruitsVegetables,
            map: function(item) {
                return {
                    key: item.type,
                    items: item.collection
                }
            }
        }),
        grouped: true,
        displayExpr: 'name',
        valueExpr: 'count'
    });
});
Angular
TypeScript
HTML
import { DxSelectBoxModule } from "devextreme-angular";
import DataSource from "devextreme/data/data_source";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    fruitsVegetables = [{
        type: "Fruits",
        collection: [
            { name: "Apples", count: 10 },
            { name: "Oranges", count: 12 },
            { name: "Lemons", count: 15 }
        ]
    }, {
        type: "Vegetables",
        collection: [
            { name: "Potatoes", count: 5 },
            { name: "Tomatoes", count: 9 },
            { name: "Turnips", count: 8 }
        ]
    }];
    selectBoxDataSource = new DataSource({
        store: this.fruitsVegetables,
        map: function(item) {
            return {
                key: item.type,
                items: item.collection
            }
        }
    });
}
@NgModule({
     imports: [
         // ...
         DxSelectBoxModule
     ],
     // ...
 })
<dx-select-box
    [dataSource]="selectBoxDataSource"
    [grouped]="true"
    displayExpr="name"
    valueExpr="count">
</dx-select-box>

If your data is not grouped, you can group it using the group option of the DataSource. See the Data Layer - Grouping topic for details.

jQuery
JavaScript
var fruitsVegetables = [
    { type: "Fruits", name: "Apples", count: 10 },
    { type: "Fruits", name: "Oranges", count: 12 },
    { type: "Fruits", name: "Lemons", count: 15 },
    { type: "Vegetables", name: "Potatoes", count: 5 },
    { type: "Vegetables", name: "Tomatoes", count: 9 },
    { type: "Vegetables", name: "Turnips", count: 8 }
];

$(function() {
    $("#selectBoxContainer").dxSelectBox({
        dataSource: new DevExpress.data.DataSource({
            store: fruitsVegetables,
            group: "type"
        }),
        grouped: true,
        displayExpr: 'name',
        valueExpr: 'count'
    });
});
Angular
TypeScript
HTML
import { DxSelectBoxModule } from "devextreme-angular";
import DataSource from "devextreme/data/data_source";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    fruitsVegetables = [
        { type: "Fruits", name: "Apples", count: 10 },
        { type: "Fruits", name: "Oranges", count: 12 },
        { type: "Fruits", name: "Lemons", count: 15 },
        { type: "Vegetables", name: "Potatoes", count: 5 },
        { type: "Vegetables", name: "Tomatoes", count: 9 },
        { type: "Vegetables", name: "Turnips", count: 8 }
    ];
    selectBoxDataSource = new DataSource({
        store: this.fruitsVegetables,
        group: "type"
    });
}
@NgModule({
     imports: [
         // ...
         DxSelectBoxModule
     ],
     // ...
 })
<dx-select-box
    [dataSource]="selectBoxDataSource"
    [grouped]="true"
    displayExpr="name"
    valueExpr="count">
</dx-select-box>

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