html-datalist Questions

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In the snippet below, I have two methods to choose an item: input with datalist and traditional select with options. The select element keeps the option values hidden, and we're still able to get ...
Prebend asked 22/8, 2016 at 18:32

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I started using the datalist, which has the functionality I need, but doesn't perform as I'd like it to. Specifically the problem is in Firefox where the activation of the dropdown is triggered by ...
Kostival asked 5/5, 2020 at 7:25

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I'm using a <datalist> <datalist id="items"></datalist> And using AJAX to populate the list function callServer (input) { xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); xmlhttp.onreadysta...
Cindy asked 4/5, 2015 at 4:39

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Currently the HTML5 <datalist> element is supported in most major browsers (except Safari) and seems like an interesting way to add suggestions to an input. However, there seem to be some di...
Arse asked 26/4, 2015 at 19:21

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See here: http://jsfiddle.net/zemar (Must use Firefox or Opera to see) When you click on the select, the drop-down is styled to match, but if you start typing a term from the data-list in the text...
Purloin asked 8/4, 2012 at 11:21

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I am writing an dynamic data list. However, when I tried to update the list, the previous didn't clear. Are there any solutions? Here is my code function loadDataList(selectedSchoolName) { var...
Deepset asked 14/6, 2017 at 19:3

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I have a simple program which has to take the values from the text file on a server and then populate the datalist as the selection in the input text field. For this purpose the first step I want t...
Hindermost asked 29/7, 2013 at 16:34

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I would like to modify the way that the list of the different options of my datalist are displayed. Is it possible to apply on it some CSS properties ? <input list="languages" id="language_id"&...
Kileykilgore asked 3/12, 2012 at 23:12

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I have a datalist box that looks like this: <td> <input list="screens.screenid-datalist" type="text" id="screens.screenid" onblur="validate('0','0','jacques')"> <datalist id="scre...
Wenonawenonah asked 15/8, 2013 at 9:22

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When there is a long set of elements in a datalist, they will all get displayed with a scroll bar next to them. Is there an easy way to only display the top 5, and just cut the others off? For exa...
Drus asked 26/2, 2013 at 19:26

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I am using a datalist and need to detect when the user selects something from the drop-down list. A similar question has been asked BUT I need it so that the event fires ONLY when the user selects ...
Aelber asked 14/5, 2014 at 6:40

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I was wondering what the differences are between Select-Option and Datalist-Option. Is there any situation in which it would be better to use one or the other? An example of each follows: Select-Op...
Rouault asked 28/7, 2011 at 21:28

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I'm trying to implement HTML5 datalist element in a easiest possible way. Something like this: <input list="browsers"> <datalist id="browsers"> <option value="Internet Explorer"&...
Longdistance asked 18/7, 2017 at 13:0

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I'm using the tag to create a list of suggestions for my search box, but I cannot select multiple values from the datalist. Currently, my HTML is: <html> <form action="search_tags.php" ...
Bergstrom asked 3/1, 2013 at 22:49

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I would like to know how I can validate the input value that comes from a Datalist. I mean, if I have a Datalist where the user can start to write a value and then choosing it from the Datalist, bu...
Scold asked 24/7, 2014 at 13:10

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Right now I'm using the following code but it takes ~10 seconds on Chrome and ~2 minutes on IE11, which is where its mostly going to end up being used. for (var key in dict) { if (dict.hasOwnProp...
Morganne asked 19/5, 2015 at 21:29

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I find the new <datalist> generally very useful, but I think that the suggestions are not visible enough. Is there a way to trigger the display of datalist suggestions using JavaScript? As an...
Snippet asked 17/1, 2013 at 14:26

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I am building a Create a Recipe form using crispy forms and I am trying to use a datalist input field for users to enter their own ingredients, like 'Big Tomato' or select from GlobalIngredients al...
Delcine asked 8/12, 2021 at 1:29

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Very simple and straight forward. I pre-populated a HTML datalist with values, on the form when I want select a value and insert it into SQLite database. This is my example code which is not workin...
Dkl asked 3/4, 2014 at 17:6

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I have a form like this: <input list='data-list' id='list'> <datalist id='data-list'> <option>first</option> <option>second</option> </datalist> The u...
Rowena asked 25/7, 2017 at 21:5

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You can pick the current option of any select element: mySelect.options[mySelect.selectedIndex] Can I do the same with a DataList? Something like this: <input id = "input" list = "datalist" ...
Shaduf asked 18/1, 2011 at 13:39

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I need to add some values from a HTML5 DataList to a <select multiple> control just with Javascript. But I can't guess how to do it. This is what I have tried: <input id="SelectColor" ty...
Outroar asked 23/10, 2019 at 11:12

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datalist { color: red; height: 10px; } <input list="langs"> <datalist id="langs"> <option value="Javascript"> <option value="PHP"> <option value="C#">...
Counteract asked 16/1, 2019 at 8:58

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so right now i have a simple datalist drop down menu and i want to change the CSS of it so that the style matches with the rest of the fields on the website. However i am a web design noob and i am...
Dhyana asked 21/11, 2014 at 14:36

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Ok, I have the following HTML source: <form method="post" action="/" id="search"> <input list="animals" name="animal"> <datalist id="animals"> <option label="Alaskan Malamu...
Kiloliter asked 5/2, 2017 at 13:39

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