Clear and refresh jQuery Chosen dropdown list

jquery, jquery-chosen

Solution

Using `.trigger("chosen:updated");` you can update the options list after appending.

Updating Chosen Dynamically: If you need to update the options in your select field and want Chosen to pick up the changes, you'll need to trigger the "chosen:updated" event on the field. Chosen will re-build itself based on the updated content.

Your code:

$("#refreshgallery").click(function(){
        $('#picturegallery').empty(); //remove all child nodes
        var newOption = $('<option value="1">test</option>');
        $('#picturegallery').append(newOption);
        $('#picturegallery').trigger("chosen:updated");
    });

Problem

I'm trying to clear jQuery Chosen dropdown list and refresh it. HTML: ``` <select data-placeholder="Select Picture..." class="chosen-select" style="width:250px;" id="picturegallery" tabindex="2"> <option value="" selected="selected"></option> <option value="x">remove me</option> </select> ``` When I click "Refresh" button, it should turn into this: ``` <select data-placeholder="Select Picture..." class="chosen-select" style="width:250px;" id="picturegallery" tabindex="2"> <option value="1">test</option> </select> ``` What I have tried: ``` $("#refreshgallery").click(function(){ $('#picturegallery').empty(); var newOption = $('<option value="1">test</option>'); $('#picturegallery').append(newOption); }); ``` But I can't get it to update that dropdown list... Some help? :)

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