Select2

Select2 APEX Plugin

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version 3.0.3
updated on 24/01/2017

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Compatibility

Oracle APEX

Version 4.2+

Browsers

IE 8+
Chrome 8+
Firefox 10+
Safari 3+
Opera 10.6+

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Meet the Select2 APEX Plugin

We all know these four item types in Oracle Application Express. The Select2 APEX plugin offers a more user-friendly alternative with enhanced functionality. Give it a try!

Single-value Select List

Text Field with Autocomplete

Multi-value Select List

Shuttle Item

Single-value Select2

Multi-value Select2

Features

Placeholder for Single-value Select Lists

Placeholder for Multi-value Select Lists

Minimum Input Length (2)

Maximum Selection Size (3)

Rapid Selection

Option Grouping

Tagging Support

Maximum Input Length while Tagging (8)

Drag and Drop Sorting while Tagging

Search Logic

Read Only Single-value Select List

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Read Only Multi-value Select List

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Cascading LOV Support

The Select2 APEX plugin fully supports the cascading LOV feature, including the 'Page Items to Submit' and 'Optimize Refresh' settings.

Departments

Department Employees (single)

Department Employees (multi)

Department Employees (tagging)

Lazy Loading

Employee

Employees

Dynamic Actions

The majority of the standard dynamic actions in APEX integrate well with the Select2 plugin.

Built-in Dynamic Actions

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The Select2 APEX plugin includes custom events that are available for use in dynamic actions. The this.data.select2 JavaScript object includes all kind of information on the triggered event.

Event	Description
Change	Triggered whenever an option is selected or removed.
Close	Triggered whenever the dropdown is closed.
Closing	Triggered before the dropdown is closed. This event can be prevented.
Open	Triggered whenever the dropdown is opened.
Opening	Triggered before the dropdown is opened. This event can be prevented.
Select	Triggered whenever a result is selected.
Selecting	Triggered before a result is selected. This event can be prevented.
Unselect	Triggered whenever a selection is removed.
Unselecting	Triggered before a selection is removed. This event can be prevented.