Select2 drop-down for countries, with flags

Question

Does somebody have an easy to use example of a country drop-down, with country flags, for Select2? I am about to implement one based on this suggestion, but I would prefer to avoid reinventing the wheel.

Answer 1

I was working on a similar problem and here is how I solve it.

(function($) {
    $(function() {
        var isoCountries = [
            { id: 'AF', text: 'Afghanistan'},
            ...
        ];
        //Assuming you have a select element with name country
        // e.g. <select name="name"></select>

        $("[name='country']").select2({
            placeholder: "Select a country",
            data: isoCountries
        });
    });
})(jQuery);

I also have made a gist about it and following are the demos.

• Demo 1
• Demo 2 with flags based on official DOC of select2

Answer 2

The way i did it:

<div class="form-group">
    <label class="control-label">Destination</label>
    <input type="text" name="cdCountry" class="form-control" required />
</div>

<script>
    $("[name='cdCountry']").select2({
        placeholder: "Select a country",
        formatResult: function (country) {
            return $(
              "<span><i class=\"flag flag-" + country.id.toLowerCase() + "\"></i> " + country.text + "</span>"
            );;
        },
        data: yourDataSource
    });
</script>

and using the css library (css and a sprite) https://www.flag-sprites.com/

Official DOC