AuthorSelectElement 
author-select is a fully-stylable select menu component. It is designed to match the functionality of browser default select menus while providing flexibility for customization if desired.
author-select is broken down into several components:
author-selected-optionsauthor-optionsauthor-optionauthor-optgroup-labelauthor-optgroup
This allows each part of the component to be styled directly. Each of these components can also be used standalone in other applications as well.
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Usage
There are 4 versions of this element:
- author-select.min.js (ES6 Minified for Production)
- author-select.js (ES6 Unminified for Debugging)
- author-select.es5.min.js (ES5 Minified for Production)
- author-select.es5.js (ES5 Unminified for Debugging)
You only need to choose one of these files. If you need to support Internet Explorer, older versions of Chrome/Firefox/Safari, then you likely need the ES5 version. Each version has it's own source map, so it's always possible to trace activity back to a specific code block in the source.
The simplest way to use author-select is in combination with author-control. This combination makes it simple to create totally stylable single or multiple-select menus. Placing a select tag inside an author-control will automatically generate a fully-functional author-select menu and pair it with a label if provided.
Via Global CDN
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://cdn.author.io/author-elements/base/1.0.0/author-base.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.author.io/author-elements/select/x.x.x/author-select.min.js"></script>
</head>
</html>Via npm
- If the base class is not yet installed, install it:
npm install @author.io/element-base -S
- Next, install the select module locally:
npm install @author.io/element-select -S
- If using with
author-control
npm install @author.io/element-control -S
- Then include the components in your HTML:
<html>
<head>
<script src="./node_modules/@author.io/element-base/dist/author-base.min.js"></script>
<script src="./node_modules/@author.io/element-base/dist/author-control.min.js"></script>
<script src="./node_modules/@author.io/element-select/dist/author-select.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<author-control>
<label>Select Menu</label>
<select [placeholder="Select an Option"] [multiple]>
<option value="Option 1">Option 1</option>
<option value="Option 2">Option 2</option>
<option value="Option 3">Option 3</option>
<optgroup label="Grouped Options">
<option value="Grouped Option 1">Grouped Option 1</option>
<option value="Grouped Option 2">Grouped Option 2</option>
<option value="Grouped Option 3">Grouped Option 3</option>
</optgroup>
</select>
</author-control>
</body>
</html>If using without author-control, lay out author-select manually using the following markup:
<author-select>
<!-- <slot name="afterbegin"></slot> -->
<!-- <slot name="beforeselectedoptions"></slot> -->
<author-selected-options slot="selectedoptions"></author-selected-options>
<!-- <slot name="afterselectedoptions"></slot> -->
<!-- <slot name="beforeoptions"></slot> -->
<author-options slot="options">
<author-option value="Option 1">Option 1</author-option>
<author-option value="Option 2">Option 2</author-option>
<author-option value="Option 3">Option 3</author-option>
<author-optgroup-label>OPTGROUP LABEL</author-optgroup-label>
<author-optgroup>
<author-option value="Grouped Option 1">Grouped Option 1</author-option>
<author-option value="Grouped Option 2">Grouped Option 2</author-option>
<author-option value="Grouped Option 3">Grouped Option 3</author-option>
</author-optgroup>
</author-options>
<!-- <slot name="afteroptions"></slot> -->
<!-- <slot name="beforeend"></slot> -->
</author-select>Additional elements can be added to the various slots within the markup if desired.
Customization and Styling
author-select is optimized for use with NGN Chassis, a PostCSS-powered CSS Framework and Preprocessor. If using author-select separately, it and all its child elements can be styled directly with CSS. For a quick start, download the default theme.
The child elements of author-select can also be used independently to create customized UI components. See also author-datalist.