Bootstrap select dropdown list placeholder

Question

I am trying to make a dropdown list that contains a placeholder. It doesn\'t seem to support placeholder=\"stuff\" as other forms do. Is there a different way to ob

Answer 1

Try @title = "stuff". It worked for me.

Answer 2

I think, the Dropdown box with a class and JQuery code to disable the first option for user to select, will work perfectly as Select Box placeholder.

<select class="selectboxclass">
   <option value="">- Please Select -</option>
   <option value="IN">India</option>
   <option value="US">America</option>
</select>

Make the first option disabled by JQuery.

<script>
$('select.selectboxclass option:first').attr('disabled', true);
</script>

This will make the first option of Dropdown as Placeholder and user will no longer able to select the first option.

Hope It helps!!

Answer 3

Add hidden attribute:

<select>
    <option value="" selected disabled hidden>Please select</option>
    <option value="">A</option>
    <option value="">B</option>
    <option value="">C</option>
</select>

Answer 4

Bootstrap select has an noneSelectedText option. You can set it via data-none-selected-text attribute. Documentation.

Answer 5

dropdown or select doesn't have a placeholder because HTML doesn't support it but it's possible to create same effect so it looks the same as other inputs placeholder

    $('select').change(function() {
     if ($(this).children('option:first-child').is(':selected')) {
       $(this).addClass('placeholder');
     } else {
      $(this).removeClass('placeholder');
     }
    });

.placeholder{color: grey;}
select option:first-child{color: grey; display: none;}
select option{color: #555;} // bootstrap default color

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<select class="form-control placeholder">
   <option value="">Your Placeholder Text</option>
   <option value="1">Text 1</option>
   <option value="2">Text 2</option>
   <option value="3">Text 3</option>
</select>

if you want to see first option in list remove display property from css

Answer 6

For .html page

<select>
    <option value="" selected disabled>Please select</option>
    <option value="">A</option>
    <option value="">B</option>
    <option value="">C</option>
</select>

for .jsp or any other servlet page.

<select>
    <option value="" selected="true" disabled="true">Please select</option>
    <option value="">A</option>
    <option value="">B</option>
    <option value="">C</option>
</select>