I am using Editable dropdownlist and bind with database.
I want a watermark like Textbox on my dropdownlist.
<!-- Editable Dropdown -->
<link href="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<link href="https://jqueryui.com/resources/demos/style.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<style>
.custom-combobox {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.custom-combobox-toggle {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
margin-left: -1px;
padding: 0;
width: 50%;
}
.custom-combobox-input {
margin: 0;
padding: 5px 10px;
}
.ui-state-default,
.ui-widget-content .ui-state-default,
.ui-widget-header .ui-state-default {
background: #fbfbfb;
border: 1px solid #cfcdcd;
color: #87929c;
float: left;
font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: 600;
margin: 0 10px 0 0;
padding: 12px 10px 12px 50px;
width: 100%;
border-radius:5px;
}
/* Corner radius */
.ui-corner-all,
.ui-corner-top,
.ui-corner-left,
.ui-corner-tl {
border-top-left-radius: 0px !important;
}
.ui-corner-all,
.ui-corner-top,
.ui-corner-right,
.ui-corner-tr {
border-top-right-radius: 0px !important;
}
.ui-corner-all,
.ui-corner-bottom,
.ui-corner-left,
.ui-corner-bl {
border-bottom-left-radius: 0px !important;
}
.ui-corner-all,
.ui-corner-bottom,
.ui-corner-right,
.ui-corner-br {
border-bottom-right-radius: 0px !important;
}
</style>
<script>
(function($) {
$.widget("custom.combobox", {
_create: function() {
this.wrapper = $("<span>")
.addClass("custom-combobox")
.insertAfter(this.element);
this.element.hide();
this._createAutocomplete();
this._createShowAllButton();
},
_createAutocomplete: function() {
var selected = this.element.children(":selected"),
value = selected.val() ? selected.text() : "";
this.input = $("<input>")
.appendTo(this.wrapper)
.val(value)
.attr("title", "")
.addClass("custom-combobox-input ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-state-default ui-corner-left")
.autocomplete({
delay: 0,
minLength: 0,
source: $.proxy(this, "_source")
})
.tooltip({
tooltipClass: "ui-state-highlight"
});
this._on(this.input, {
autocompleteselect: function(event, ui) {
ui.item.option.selected = true;
this._trigger("select", event, {
item: ui.item.option
});
},
autocompletechange: "_removeIfInvalid"
});
},
_source: function(request, response) {
var matcher = new RegExp($.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex(request.term), "i");
response(this.element.children("option").map(function() {
var text = $(this).text();
if (this.value && (!request.term || matcher.test(text)))
return {
label: text,
value: text,
option: this
};
}));
},
_removeIfInvalid: function(event, ui) {
// Selected an item, nothing to do
if (ui.item) {
return;
}
// Search for a match (case-insensitive)
var value = this.input.val(),
valueLowerCase = value.toLowerCase(),
valid = false;
this.element.children("option").each(function() {
if ($(this).text().toLowerCase() === valueLowerCase) {
this.selected = valid = true;
return false;
}
});
// Found a match, nothing to do
if (valid) {
return;
}
// Remove invalid value
this.input
.val("")
.attr("title", value + " didn't match any item")
.tooltip("open");
this.element.val("");
this._delay(function() {
this.input.tooltip("close").attr("title", "");
}, 2500);
this.input.autocomplete("instance").term = "";
},
_destroy: function() {
this.wrapper.remove();
this.element.show();
}
});
})(jQuery);
$("#combobox").focus(function () { $(this).select(); });
$(function () {
$("#combobox").combobox();
$("#toggle").click(function() {
$("#combobox").toggle();
});
});
</script>