Prevent select2 from autmatically focussing its search-input when dropdown is opened

Question

I\'m looking for a way to prevent select2\'s search-input being automatically focussed when the select2-dropdown is opened. I know this is select2\'s intended default behavi

Answer 1

Ok, I am not sure if changing the focus is possible unless you change the select2 script itself (I could be wrong about this though). As a workaround what you could do is hide the search box by setting minimumResultsForSearch property to a negative value.

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And then:

$(document).ready(function() {
   $('#test').select2({
      minimumResultsForSearch: -1
   }); 
});

Fiddle