Easy Dual Multiselect Plugin For jQuery - simple-multi-select

A simple, easy jQuery plugin to create dual multi-select boxes where the user can move options between source & destination select boxes.

How to use it:

1. Create source & destination select boxes as follows:

<div id="basic">
  <select id="src" multiple>
    <option value="option1">Option 1</option>
    <option value="option2">Option 2</option>
    <option value="option3">Option 3</option>
    <option value="option4">Option 4</option>
    <option value="option5">Option 5</option>
  </select>
  <select id="dst" multiple></select>
</div>

2. Insert Add/Remove button into the dual select boxes.

<button type="button" id="adder">&gt;</button>
<button type="button" id="remover">&lt;</button>

3. Load jQuery library and the simple-multi-select plugin in the HTML document.

<script src="/path/to/cdn/jquery.slim.min.js"></script>
<script src="/path/dist/jquery-simple-multi-select.js"></script>

4. Call the function on the top container to enable the plugin.

$('#example').simpleMultiSelect({
  source: '#src',
  destination: '#dst',
  adder: '#adder',
  remover: '#remover'
});

5. Set the maximum number of options allowed to select. Default: null.

$('#example').simpleMultiSelect({
  source: '#src',
  destination: '#dst',
  adder: '#adder',
  remover: '#remover',
  maxOptions: 3
});

6. Determine whether or not to sort the options. Default: false.

$('#example').simpleMultiSelect({
  source: '#src',
  destination: '#dst',
  adder: '#adder',
  remover: '#remover',
  sortOptions: true
});

7. Event handlers which will be fired after options are added/removed.

$('#example').simpleMultiSelect({
  source: '#src',
  destination: '#dst',
  adder: '#adder',
  remover: '#remover'
}).
.on('option:added', function(e, $option) {
  // added: $option.val()
}).on('option:removed', function(e, $option) {
  // removed: $option.val()
});

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This awesome jQuery plugin is developed by kanety. For more Advanced Usages, please check the demo page or visit the official website.