Dropdown with search filter in codeigniter (i am using form_dropdown)

Question

I am using codeigniter form_dropdown to populate list of countries but i want my dropdown list with a searchtext field so that user can easily filter by typing in that search field.

<?php
  echo form_dropdown('country_id', $countryList, '', "class='form-control country_list' id='country_id'");
?>

Answer 1

You can use select2 to make your dropdown with search filter

$(document).ready(function () {     

    $(".country_list").select2({
            placeholder: " -- Select Your Country -- "
    });
});