Appendix L
Selectable
| Method | Description | Return Value |
| Sortable Methods | ||
selectable(options) |
Turns the children of selected element(s) into selectable elements. Options can be specified by passing an object literal as the first argument using key, value pairs. For a complete list of options, see the “Selectable Options” section later in this appendix. | jQuery |
selectable('option') |
Returns an object containing key value pairs representing the current selection of options. | Object |
selectable(optionName) |
Returns the current value of the specified option. | Mixed |
selectable(optionName, value) |
Sets the value of the specified option. | jQuery |
selectable('disable') |
Disables selectable functionality on the selected element(s). | jQuery |
selectable('destroy') |
Completely removes the selectable functionality. | jQuery |
selectable('enable') |
Enables selectable functionality on the selected element(s). | jQuery |
selectable('refresh') |
Refreshes the position and size of each selected element. | jQuery |
selectable('widget') |
Returns a jQuery object containing the selectable element. | jQuery |
| Selectable Options | ||
| Option | Description | Type |
appendTo |
This option determines what element the selection box will be appended to.Default selector: "body" |
Selector |
autoRefresh |
This option determines whether to refresh (the cached) the position and size of each selectable element at the beginning of a select operation. If you have experienced performance degradation (as you would if you have a lot ... |
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