Select2 dropdown position, how to force below?

Trevor

#270311

We use the standard Select2 library, so you may be able to use some custom JavaScript to change this behaviour, but that is not something I have done before, and you would need to code this yourself. If you alter any core files, you need to keep copies, as any update will overwrite them.

Anonymous

#270335

OK I figured it out.

   (function($) {

        var Defaults = $.fn.select2.amd.require('select2/defaults');

        $.extend(Defaults.defaults, {
            dropdownPosition: 'auto'
        });

        var AttachBody = $.fn.select2.amd.require('select2/dropdown/attachBody');

        var _positionDropdown = AttachBody.prototype._positionDropdown;

        AttachBody.prototype._positionDropdown = function() {

            var $window = $(window);

            var isCurrentlyAbove = this.$dropdown.hasClass('select2-dropdown--above');
            var isCurrentlyBelow = this.$dropdown.hasClass('select2-dropdown--below');

            var newDirection = null;

            var offset = this.$container.offset();

            offset.bottom = offset.top + this.$container.outerHeight(false);

            var container = {
                height: this.$container.outerHeight(false)
            };

            container.top = offset.top;
            container.bottom = offset.top + container.height;

            var dropdown = {
                height: this.$dropdown.outerHeight(false)
            };

            var viewport = {
                top: $window.scrollTop(),
                bottom: $window.scrollTop() + $window.height()
            };

            var enoughRoomAbove = viewport.top < (offset.top - dropdown.height);
            var enoughRoomBelow = viewport.bottom > (offset.bottom + dropdown.height);

            var css = {
                left: offset.left,
                top: container.bottom
            };

            // Determine what the parent element is to use for calciulating the offset
            var $offsetParent = this.$dropdownParent;

            // For statically positoned elements, we need to get the element
            // that is determining the offset
            if ($offsetParent.css('position') === 'static') {
                $offsetParent = $offsetParent.offsetParent();
            }

            var parentOffset = $offsetParent.offset();

            css.top -= parentOffset.top
            css.left -= parentOffset.left;

            var dropdownPositionOption = this.options.get('dropdownPosition');

            if (dropdownPositionOption === 'above' || dropdownPositionOption === 'below') {
                newDirection = dropdownPositionOption;
            } else {

                if (!isCurrentlyAbove && !isCurrentlyBelow) {
                    newDirection = 'below';
                }

                if (!enoughRoomBelow && enoughRoomAbove && !isCurrentlyAbove) {
                    newDirection = 'above';
                } else if (!enoughRoomAbove && enoughRoomBelow && isCurrentlyAbove) {
                    newDirection = 'below';
                }

            }

            if (newDirection == 'above' ||
                (isCurrentlyAbove && newDirection !== 'below')) {
                css.top = container.top - parentOffset.top - dropdown.height;
            }

            if (newDirection != null) {
                this.$dropdown
                    .removeClass('select2-dropdown--below select2-dropdown--above')
                    .addClass('select2-dropdown--' + newDirection);
                this.$container
                    .removeClass('select2-container--below select2-container--above')
                    .addClass('select2-container--' + newDirection);
            }

            this.$dropdownContainer.css(css);

        };

    })(window.jQuery);

    jQuery(document).ready(function() {
        jQuery(".sf-input-select").select2({
            dropdownPosition: 'below'
        });
    });

Trevor

#270343

Thanks for sharing. Make sure you test it, especially if you have AutoCount on the form, or Ajax form submission.

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