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   1  Select2
   2  =================
   3  
   4  Select2 is a jQuery based replacement for select boxes. It supports searching, remote data sets, and infinite scrolling of results. Look and feel of Select2 is based on the excellent [Chosen](http://harvesthq.github.com/chosen/) library.
   5  
   6  To get started -- checkout http://ivaynberg.github.com/select2!
   7  
   8  What Does Select2 Support That Chosen Does Not?
   9  -------------------------------------------------
  10  
  11  * Working with large datasets: Chosen requires the entire dataset to be loaded as `option` tags in the DOM, which limits
  12  it to working with small-ish datasets. Select2 uses a function to find results on-the-fly, which allows it to partially
  13  load results.
  14  * Paging of results: Since Select2 works with large datasets and only loads a small amount of matching results at a time
  15  it has to support paging. Select2 will call the search function when the user scrolls to the bottom of currently loaded
  16  result set allowing for the 'infinite scrolling' of results.
  17  * Custom markup for results: Chosen only supports rendering text results because that is the only markup supported by
  18  `option` tags. Select2 provides an extension point which can be used to produce any kind of markup to represent results.
  19  * Ability to add results on the fly: Select2 provides the ability to add results from the search term entered by the user, which allows it to be used for
  20  tagging.
  21  
  22  Browser Compatibility
  23  --------------------
  24  * IE 8+ (7 mostly works except for [issue with z-index](https://github.com/ivaynberg/select2/issues/37))
  25  * Chrome 8+
  26  * Firefox 3.5+
  27  * Safari 3+
  28  * Opera 10.6+
  29  
  30  Integrations
  31  ------------
  32  
  33  * [Wicket-Select2](https://github.com/ivaynberg/wicket-select2) (Java / Apache Wicket)
  34  * [select2-rails](https://github.com/argerim/select2-rails) (Ruby on Rails)
  35  * [AngularUI](http://angular-ui.github.com/#directives-select2) ([AngularJS](angularjs.org))
  36  * [Django](https://github.com/applegrew/django-select2)
  37  
  38  Bug tracker
  39  -----------
  40  
  41  Have a bug? Please create an issue here on GitHub!
  42  
  43  https://github.com/ivaynberg/select2/issues
  44  
  45  
  46  Mailing list
  47  ------------
  48  
  49  Have a question? Ask on our mailing list!
  50  
  51  [email protected]
  52  
  53  https://groups.google.com/d/forum/select2
  54  
  55  
  56  Copyright and License
  57  ---------------------
  58  
  59  Copyright 2012 Igor Vaynberg
  60  
  61  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this work except in
  62  compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License in the LICENSE file, or at:
  63  
  64  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  65  
  66  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is
  67  distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  68  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.