Select2 Event for creating a new tag

Question

I\'m using the jQuery Select2 (v4) plugin for a tag selector.

I want to listen for when a new tag is created in the select element and fire an ajax request to store

Answer 1

Another workaround. Just insert it to the beginning:

           }).on('select2:selecting', function (evt) {

             var stringOriginal = (function (value) {
                // creation of new tag
                if (!_.isString(value)) {
                    return  value.html();
                }
                // picking existing
                return value;
            })(evt.params.args.data.text);
            ........

It relies on underscore.js for checking if it's string or not. You can replace _.isString method with whatever you like.

It uses the fact that when new term is created it's always an object.