What is this
Jquery-dyndropdown is a jquery plugin for bootstrap that allows for a redefinable multiple selection button dropdown, with update api.
The plugin allows the definition of its content using a generic JSON structure, as the one seen below.
Requirements
- jQuery
- Bootstrap
Example of zero configuration
$(function(){ // We initialize the plugin, and update it, always using JSON with the following format var json_code = JSON.stringify({ option_a: {name: 'Option 1'}, option_b : { name: 'Option 2', values: { response_a: 'a', response_b: 'b' } }, option_c : { name: 'Option 3', values: { response_a: 'c', response_b: 'd', response_c: 'e' } } }); options = {} var simple = $('#simple_usage').dyndropdown({options}); simple.setStructure(json_code); }); Options
| Property | Values Possible | Decription |
|---|---|---|
| label | String, default: "Action" | Label that will appear on the button (or on the menu top in case we are using the plugin without button dropdown. |
| dropup | boolean, default: false | Indicates if the dropdown should dropup. |
| single_choice | boolean, default: true | Indicates if multiple selection should be allowed |
| left_centered_dropdown | boolean, default: false | Indicates if the dropdown should open to the left, instead of the right. |
| size | String, default: null | Indicates the width of the button eg. '100px'. Can also be a percentage, eg. '100%'. |
| button_dropdown | boolean, default: true | Indicates if we have a button dropdown, or instead just the dropdown as a menu. |
| alwaysOneOption | boolean default: false | Indicates if we should always have one option selected of every kind. |
| onSelectionChanged | function, default: null | Callback that is executed when there's a change on the menu selections. Receives as input an object with all the selections. E.g. function(selection){ } |
API for returned object
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| setStruture(json) | Defines a new structure for the dropdown using a JSON object |
| getSelection() | Returns the selected options on a JSON manner javascript object |
