How to implement the data-live-search="true" in bootstrap 4 dropdown?
Below link contained a good explanation, however it was for Bootstrap 3.
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I could not find a standard control and had 0 intention to use a library such as bootstrap select so I custom made this widget. Bootstrap 4 allows you to add forms inside your dropdown which is what I have used here. I added a search box, used an input event to capture the text entered by the user inside the box, If the phrase entered by the user starts with the items inside the box, I show the items else I hide them. I also handle the click event on any item to change the text of the dropdown button
//Initialize with the list of symbols_x000D_
let names = ["BTC","XRP","ETH","BCH","ADA","XEM","LTC","XLM","TRX","MIOTA","DASH","EOS","XMR","NEO","QTUM","BTG","ETC","ICX","LSK","XRB","OMG","SC","BCN","ZEC","XVG","BCC","DCN","BTS","PPT","DOGE","BNB","KCS","STRAT","ARDR","SNT","STEEM","USDT","WAVES","VEN","DGB","KMD","DRGN","HSR","KIN","ETN","GNT","REP","VERI","ETHOS","RDD","ARK","XP","FUN","KNC","BAT","DCR","SALT","DENT","ZRX","PIVX","QASH","NXS","ELF","AE","FCT","POWR","REQ","AION","SUB","BTM","WAX","XDN","NXT","QSP","MAID","RHOC","GAS","LINK","GBYTE","MONA","SAN","ENG","ICN","BTCD","SYS","XZC","VEE","POE","TNB","PAY","DGD","WTC","PAC","ZCL","GNO","LEND","CVC","RDN","BNT","NEBL","GXS","ACT","DBC","ENJ","STORM","STORJ","GAME","VTC","COB","UKG","SKY","CND","SMART","NAV","CNX","XBY","MED","CMT","RPX","PLR","CTR","BAY","BLOCK","ANT","R","UBQ","SNM","MCO","AST","MANA","SNGLS","ITC","RCN","FLASH","AMB","DATA","EDG","ATM","XPA","DNT","RLC","PART","ADX","ST","TRIG","EMC2","WABI","BRD","ETP","BURST","XSH","DTR","BCO","WINGS","FUEL","ZEN","NULS","EMC","MOON","PPP","MGO","XCP","SRN","1ST","TNT","PPC","MOD","LBC","THC","LA","DCT","MLN","UTK","SPANK","RISE","CLOAK","XAS","EDO","CDT","DPY","QRL","WGR","MTL","GTO","AGRS","GVT","PRL","VIA","ADT","GRS","COSS","AEON","GRID","YOYOW","SHIFT","HST","VOX","MTH","INK","FTC","XSPEC","NYC","NLG","CFI","PRE","TRST","VIB","LUN","BNTY","SLS","GUP","EVX","SNOV","DLT","UNITY","JINN","MER","ECN","PURA","MINT","NLC2","POT","ZSC","TKN","HMQ","NMC","WRC","VIBE","AMP","DIME","PEPECASH","BITCNY","RVT","PPY","PASC","DAT","PRO","TIX","ION","BCPT","BLK","TAAS","COLX","NET","DMD","IOC","AIR","MDA","PAYX","MNX","STX","BITB","SIB","IXT","XEL","NMR","LRC","DRT","GRC","LMC","CRW","ELIX","HEAT","MSP","EXP","FAIR","XMY","SLR","OMNI","NEU","GOLOS","MUE","BTX","PHR","FLIXX","ONION","DIVX","HVN","PBL","OAX","XWC","MUSIC","ECC","BOT","ATB","DOVU","EAC","ARN","PKT","NEOS","ART","KICK","LKK","XRL","RADS","VRC","OK","VOISE","CREDO","POLL","SPRTS","TIPS","LINDA","PST","FLDC","NSR","PLBT","LOC","RBY","NXC","DBET","ZOI","HUSH","TGT","CAG","SBD","ALIS","PTOY","ECOB","XLR","COVAL","MYST","SWT","BIS","AVT","SNC","GCR","GAM","PINK","PRG","XNN","BLUE","QAU","BCAP","IFT","INCNT","POSW","FLO","IOP","XST","DNA","DTB","TIME","GEO","BMC","ORME","PIX","OTN","MYB","SPF","QWARK","OCT","ENRG","CRED","CLAM","ESP","CARBON","HDG","NIO","GMT","WILD","SOAR","WCT","PND","CAT","STAK","ODN","RMC","ABY","CURE","ICOS","BSD","BITUSD","OBITS","BBR","FRST","XPM","BET","XVC","SEQ","BCY","TX","DOPE","CSNO","CANN","XMCC","SUMO","WISH","OXY","SPR","BTM","TFL","BQ","DICE","LEO","OPT","UNO","NVST","SPHR","SNRG","XUC","PRIX","DBIX","PFR","PLU","NTRN","ATMS","SSS","SYNX","ALQO","PTC","BWK","1337","HYP","2GIVE","ETT","SEND","UFR","ZNY","RUP","MEME","DOT","DRP","GLD","REAL","GBX","BELA","TCC","VSX","CRC","BRX","VRM","CRB","SXC","LUX","ITNS","XAUR","AUR","UNIT","QRK","INXT","UFO","B2B","IXC","AC","START","KORE","BRK","BTDX","SCL","XBC","PIRL","IND","TZC","RIC","ARC","BUZZ","QVT","ZEIT","NVC","INN","BDL","HBT","HGT","HWC","REX","NOTE","EXCL","BLITZ","PURE","NOBL","MTNC","VIVO","FYP","BBT","CHC","XTO","ERO","APX","EDR","USNBT","VSL","CRAVE","EBST","ASTRO","TOA","FOR","ADST","CHIPS","VTR","BTCZ","BPL","ERC","808","PZM","PDC","TRUST","XMG","ZEPH","DYN","LIFE","PUT","BON","ADC","BUN","XCN","UNIFY","SMART","TRC","CREA","MAG","EGC","CVCOIN","EQT","WDC","ANC","GOOD","HOLD","FRD","ATS","B3","ELTCOIN","LDOGE","HUC","TKS","DGPT","FJC","SWIFT","ATL","XFT","REC","ONG","XGOX","PKB","MXT","ELLA","CFT","KRB","AHT","MBRS","DNR","PING","RKC","RNS","DCY","EBTC","YOC","GIM","MZC","MCAP","ZRC","BLU","ETBS","EFL","FST","NET","FLT","CTX","ARC","GCC","XCPO","CBX","TTC","MOIN","PBT","HAT","GUN","BASH","NKA","IFLT","LINX","EBET","FLIK","DP","EPY","BLAS","DFT","MEC","ENT","SMC","OCL","RAIN","STA","KLN","GRE","V","UIS","ALT","EFYT","GRWI","XLC","FYN","STU","CMPCO","DAXX","CFD","DAR","MRT","UNB","OTX","LANA","KEK","PIPL","ZET","ZER","BYC","NDC","LGD","TRUMP","BTA","ADL","XPTX","INFX","ERC20","KURT","NUKO","DGC","FCN","BRO","INSN","XPD","VISIO","TRCT","FC2","CDN","ABJ","SGR","BBP","ZENI","HTC","DAI","WHL","RC","STRC","Q2C","TRI","ATOM","I0C","SIFT","SMLY","TES","MAC","ZCG","NETKO","KLC","ADZ","PROC","ICOO","DSR","TIT","XBL","CRM","LOG","ELE","PIGGY","SAGA","UTC","EMV","MNE","JNS","MCRN","CCT","CJ","ACC","CPC","TOKEN","WGO","XIOS","NYAN","BTCS","PASL","SIGT","MNC","AU","SKIN","TROLL","BITS","CNT","XCXT","GB","FUCK","HBN","8BIT","YTN","ROC","42","MAX","B@","USC","SOON","SDRN","BTB","BPC","KOBO","RIYA","HODL","ORB","NTO","CCN","TRK","PXC","HPC","DEM","DIX","CNO","VIDZ","GAIA","DSH","RBT","ONX","OPAL","BRIT","CV2","HAL","RED","4CHN","C2","TKR","BUCKS","XPY","DRXNE","XHI","POS","ARI","TRDT","LBTC","SDC","BTCRED","CORG","WTT","TAG","ETG","ALTCOM","XJO","EVIL","KUSH","XRA","PCOIN","VOT","BCF","DDF","FNC","AMMO","BOLI","PAK","CCO","MARS","VLT","RLT","BIGUP","SPACE","MONK","CUBE","XCT","EGAS","PR","SUPER","RBX","UNY","TEK","LCP","EMD","GAP","BLC","ITI","NTWK","UNIC","JET","CCRB","GRIM","TSE","LTB","CAT","EOT","ICOB","CHESS","BTSR","COAL","MAD",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_x000D_
//Find the input search box_x000D_
let search = document.getElementById("searchCoin")_x000D_
_x000D_
//Find every item inside the dropdown_x000D_
let items = document.getElementsByClassName("dropdown-item")_x000D_
function buildDropDown(values) {_x000D_
let contents = []_x000D_
for (let name of values) {_x000D_
contents.push('<input type="button" class="dropdown-item" type="button" value="' + name + '"/>')_x000D_
}_x000D_
$('#menuItems').append(contents.join(""))_x000D_
_x000D_
//Hide the row that shows no items were found_x000D_
$('#empty').hide()_x000D_
}_x000D_
_x000D_
//Capture the event when user types into the search box_x000D_
window.addEventListener('input', function () {_x000D_
filter(search.value.trim().toLowerCase())_x000D_
})_x000D_
_x000D_
//For every word entered by the user, check if the symbol starts with that word_x000D_
//If it does show the symbol, else hide it_x000D_
function filter(word) {_x000D_
let length = items.length_x000D_
let collection = []_x000D_
let hidden = 0_x000D_
for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {_x000D_
if (items[i].value.toLowerCase().startsWith(word)) {_x000D_
$(items[i]).show()_x000D_
}_x000D_
else {_x000D_
$(items[i]).hide()_x000D_
hidden++_x000D_
}_x000D_
}_x000D_
_x000D_
//If all items are hidden, show the empty view_x000D_
if (hidden === length) {_x000D_
$('#empty').show()_x000D_
}_x000D_
else {_x000D_
$('#empty').hide()_x000D_
}_x000D_
}_x000D_
_x000D_
//If the user clicks on any item, set the title of the button as the text of the item_x000D_
$('#menuItems').on('click', '.dropdown-item', function(){_x000D_
$('#dropdown_coins').text($(this)[0].value)_x000D_
$("#dropdown_coins").dropdown('toggle');_x000D_
})_x000D_
_x000D_
buildDropDown(names).dropdown {_x000D_
margin: 20px;_x000D_
}_x000D_
_x000D_
.dropdown-menu {_x000D_
max-height: 20rem;_x000D_
overflow-y: auto;_x000D_
}<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>_x000D_
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/css/bootstrap.css" />_x000D_
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" />_x000D_
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>_x000D_
_x000D_
<div class="dropdown">_x000D_
<button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdown_coins" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true"_x000D_
aria-expanded="false">_x000D_
Coin_x000D_
</button>_x000D_
<div id="menu" class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdown_coins">_x000D_
<form class="px-4 py-2">_x000D_
<input type="search" class="form-control" id="searchCoin" placeholder="BTC" autofocus="autofocus">_x000D_
</form>_x000D_
<div id="menuItems"></div>_x000D_
<div id="empty" class="dropdown-header">No coins found</div>_x000D_
</div>_x000D_
</div>_x000D_
UPDATE 1
The code above uses show() and hide() inside a loop which is why the UI is slow when you clear everything you typed in case you didn't notice. Instead of that, use .css({display: 'none'}) and .css({display: 'block'})
As of version 1.13.1 there is support for Bootstrap 4: https://developer.snapappointments.com/bootstrap-select/
The implementation remains exactly the same as it was in Bootstrap 3:
This is an example, taken from the site of the link above:
<select class="selectpicker" data-live-search="true">
<option data-tokens="ketchup mustard">Hot Dog, Fries and a Soda</option>
<option data-tokens="mustard">Burger, Shake and a Smile</option>
<option data-tokens="frosting">Sugar, Spice and all things nice</option>
</select>
Live search for the search term 'fro' will only leave the third option visible (because of the data-tokens "frosting").
Don't forget to include the bootstrap-select CDN .css and .js in your project. I am very glad to see this live search become available again, because it comes in very handy when presenting large dropdown lists to the user.
As of 10. July 2017, the issue of Bootstrap 4 support with bootstrap-select is still open. In the open issue, there are some ad-hoc solutions which you could try with your project.
Or you could use a library like Select2 and add a theme to match Bootstrap 4. Here is an example: Select 2 with Bootstrap 4 (disclaimer: I'm not the author of this blog post and I haven't verified if this still works with the all versions of Bootstrap 4).
I took the answer from PirateApp and made it reusable. If you include this script it will transform all selects with the class '.dropdown' to searchable dropdowns.
$('.dropdown').each(function(index, dropdown) {
//Find the input search box
let search = $(dropdown).find('.search');
//Find every item inside the dropdown
let items = $(dropdown).find('.dropdown-item');
//Capture the event when user types into the search box
$(search).on('input', function() {
filter($(search).val().trim().toLowerCase())
});
//For every word entered by the user, check if the symbol starts with that word
//If it does show the symbol, else hide it
function filter(word) {
let length = items.length
let collection = []
let hidden = 0
for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
if (items[i].value.toString().toLowerCase().includes(word)) {
$(items[i]).show()
} else {
$(items[i]).hide()
hidden++
}
}
//If all items are hidden, show the empty view
if (hidden === length) {
$(dropdown).find('.dropdown_empty').show();
} else {
$(dropdown).find('.dropdown_empty').hide();
}
}
//If the user clicks on any item, set the title of the button as the text of the item
$(dropdown).find('.dropdown-menu').find('.menuItems').on('click', '.dropdown-item', function() {
$(dropdown).find('.dropdown-toggle').text($(this)[0].value);
$(dropdown).find('.dropdown-toggle').dropdown('toggle');
})
});<link href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.4.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.slim.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.4.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<div class="dropdown">
<button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
Benutzer
</button>
<div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdown_user">
<form class="px-4 py-2">
<input type="search" class="form-control search" placeholder="Suche.." autofocus="autofocus">
</form>
<div class="menuItems">
<input type="button" class="dropdown-item" type="button" value="Test1" />
<input type="button" class="dropdown-item" type="button" value="Test2" />
<input type="button" class="dropdown-item" type="button" value="Test3" />
</div>
<div style="display:none;" class="dropdown-header dropdown_empty">No entry found</div>
</div>
</div>function myFunction() {
document.getElementById("myDropdown").classList.toggle("show");
}
function filterFunction() {
var input, filter, ul, li, a, i;
input = document.getElementById("myInput");
filter = input.value.toUpperCase();
div
= document.getElementById("myDropdown");
a = div.getElementsByTagName("a");
for (i = 0; i <
a.length; i++) {
txtValue = a[i].textContent || a[i].innerText;
if (txtValue.toUpperCase().indexOf(filter) > -1) {
a[i].style.display = "";
} else {
a[i].style.display = "none";
}
}
}#myInput {
box-sizing: border-box;
background-image: url('searchicon.png');
background-position: 14px 12px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
font-size: 16px;
padding: 14px 20px 12px 45px;
border: none;
border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
}
.dropdown-content {
display: none;
position: absolute;
background-color: #f6f6f6;
min-width: 230px;
overflow: auto;
border: 1px solid #ddd;
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-content a {
color: black;
padding: 12px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
}
.dropdown a:hover {
background-color: #ddd;
}
.show {
display: block;
}<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.4.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.slim.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.4.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<div class="dropdown">
<button onclick="myFunction()" class="dropbtn">Dropdown</button>
<div id="myDropdown" class="dropdown-content">
<input type="text" placeholder="Search.." id="myInput" onkeyup="filterFunction()">
<a href="#about">home</a>
<a href="#base">contact</a>
</div>
</div>Source: Stackoverflow.com