Reputation: 13
I need to sort this dropdown selector by alphabetical letters
<div class="container">
<form role="form">
<div class="form-group">
<select class="form-control" >
<option value="1">a</option>
<option value="2">d</option>
<option value="3">b</option>
<option value="4">c</option>
</select>
</div>
</form>
</div>
Upvotes: 1
Views: 2202
Reputation:
This Codepen might be just what you are looking for.
Note: it requires jQuery. Put <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
In the head
of your page.
Upvotes: 1
Reputation: 567
You need some javascript code, here is "my" solution, this is done with jQuery.
var items = $('#select option').get();
items.sort(function(a,b){
var keyA = $(a).text();
var keyB = $(b).text();
if (keyA < keyB) return -1;
if (keyA > keyB) return 1;
return 0;
});
var select = $('#select');
$.each(items, function(i, option){
select.append(option);
});
And you should add an ID
(or class, or something) to the <select>
<select id="select" class="form-control" >
Source: What is the easiest way to order a <UL>/<OL> in jQuery?
JSFiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/rbe2e665/
Upvotes: 0