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multiple selections with datalist

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Multiple currently working only with input type=”email” and only in Chrome and Opera Look at this minimalist example: input{width:500px} <input type=”email” list=”emails” multiple> <datalist id=”emails”> <option value=”[email protected]”> <option value=”[email protected]”> <option value=”[email protected]”> <option value=”[email protected]”> </datalist> <br><br><br> <input type=”text” list=”texts” multiple> <datalist id=”texts”> <option value=”black”> <option value=”gold”> <option value=”grey”> <option value=”pink”> <option value=”turquoise”> <option value=”red”> <option value=”white”> … Read more

Is it possible to style the drop-down suggestions when using HTML5 ?

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Styling datalist with CSS only is not possible across browsers. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Edge apply basic styling to the input[list] element, but neither to datalist, nor to its option child elements. See CodePen example. Citing from MDN “Styling HTML forms – the ugly”: Some elements simply can’t be styled using CSS. These include: … Read more

HTML datalist values from array in JavaScript

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This is an old question and already sufficiently answered, but I’m going to throw the DOM method in here anyway for anyone that doesn’t like to use literal HTML. <input name=”car” list=”anrede” /> <datalist id=”anrede”></datalist> <script> var mycars = [‘Herr’,’Frau’]; var list = document.getElementById(‘anrede’); mycars.forEach(function(item){ var option = document.createElement(‘option’); option.value = item; list.appendChild(option); }); </script> … Read more

How to display only the text in datalist HTML5 and not the value?

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Edit, updated Following Regent Try (v3) html <input id=”selected” list=”browsers” name=”browser”> <datalist id=”browsers”> <option data-value=”InternetExplorer” value=”1″></option> <option data-value=”Firefox” value=”2″></option> <option data-value=”Chrome” value=”3″></option> <option data-value=”Opera” value=”4″></option> <option data-value=”Safari” value=”5″></option> </datalist> <input id=”submit” type=”submit”> js $(document).ready(function() { var data = {}; $(“#browsers option”).each(function(i,el) { data[$(el).data(“value”)] = $(el).val(); }); // `data` : object of `data-value` : `value` console.log(data, … Read more

Use HTML5 (datalist) autocomplete with ‘contains’ approach, not just ‘starts with’

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‘contains’ approach Maybe this is what you are looking for (part 1 of your question). It goes with the limitation of “starts with” and changes when a selection is made. ‘use strict’; function updateList(that) { if (!that) { return; } var lastValue = that.lastValue, value = that.value, array = [], pos = value.indexOf(‘|’), start = … Read more

Perform action when clicking HTML5 datalist option

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Sorry for digging up this question, but I’ve had a similar problem and have a solution, that should work for you, too. function onInput() { var val = document.getElementById(“input”).value; var opts = document.getElementById(‘dlist’).childNodes; for (var i = 0; i < opts.length; i++) { if (opts[i].value === val) { // An item was selected from the … Read more

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