select2: default selection in multiple select with AJAX

Question

I am using the awesome select2 to create a multiple selection combo.

I would like to programmatically select default values (as in selections the user has made previously), but I don't know how. I read that using initSelection does the trick but this is called when creating the combo and I don't want this default selection to be always done.

Answer 1

right solution in version 4.x by example:

$('#element').val(['val1','val2']).trigger('change'); 

see: Creator description

Answer 2

I found some solutions, maybe that will help you:

$('#el').select2({...}) // init select2  var defaultData = [{id:1, text:'Item1'},{id:2,text:'Item2'},{id:3,text:'Item3'}];  $('#el').data().select2.updateSelection(defaultData);