How do I use jQuery to "live search" or filter items on a HTML select drop down list?
I have a simple text input and a select (multiple).
I want to filter items from that select according to input..
Just the relevant parts of my attempt (visible at http://jsfiddle.net/VeLKW/2/):
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function() {
var opts = $('#optlist option').map(function(){
return [[this.value, $(this).text()]];
});
$('#someinput').keyup(function(){
var rxp = new RegExp($('#someinput').val(), 'i');
var optlist = $('#optlist').empty();
opts.each(function(){
if (rxp.test(this[1])) {
optlist.append($('<option/>').attr('value', this[0]).text(this[1]));
}
});
});
});
</script>
<input id="someinput"><br><select id="optlist" multiple="multiple">
<option value="1">foo</option>
<option value="2">bar</option>
<option value="3">foobar</option>
<option value="4">foobarbaz</option>
</select>
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