Editor / DOM Helper / initSelect

Function: initSelect()

function initSelect(
   selector, 
   options, 
   params?): void;

Initializes a <select> element with the given options.

• The function clears the existing options and populates the <select> with new ones.
• Supports an optional empty value.
• Allows pre-selecting an option based on the params object.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
selector	string	The selector for the <select> element.
options	Record<string, string>[]	An array of objects representing the options, with value and text properties.
params?	InitSelectParams	Optional parameters for customization.

Returns

void

Example

initSelect('$select-id', [{ value: '1', text: 'Option 1' }, { value: '2', text: 'Option 2' }]);
initSelect('$select-id', [{ value: '1', text: 'Option 1' }], { emptyValue: 'Select an option', selected: '1' });