Example 2
This is the second example that explain how to build custom form widgets.
JS
HTML
html
<form class="no-widget">
<select name="myFruit">
<option>Cherry</option>
<option>Lemon</option>
<option>Banana</option>
<option>Strawberry</option>
<option>Apple</option>
</select>
<div class="select">
<span class="value">Cherry</span>
<ul class="optList hidden">
<li class="option">Cherry</li>
<li class="option">Lemon</li>
<li class="option">Banana</li>
<li class="option">Strawberry</li>
<li class="option">Apple</li>
</ul>
</div>
</form>
CSS
css
.widget select,
.no-widget .select {
position: absolute;
left: -5000em;
height: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
/* --------------- */
/* Required Styles */
/* --------------- */
.select {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.select.active,
.select:focus {
box-shadow: 0 0 3px 1px #227755;
outline: none;
}
.select .optList {
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
left: 0;
}
.select .optList.hidden {
max-height: 0;
visibility: hidden;
}
/* ------------ */
/* Fancy Styles */
/* ------------ */
.select {
font-size: 0.625em; /* 10px */
font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
box-sizing: border-box;
padding: 0.1em 2.5em 0.2em 0.5em; /* 1px 25px 2px 5px */
width: 10em; /* 100px */
border: 0.2em solid #000; /* 2px */
border-radius: 0.4em; /* 4px */
box-shadow: 0 0.1em 0.2em rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45); /* 0 1px 2px */
background: #f0f0f0;
background: linear-gradient(0deg, #e3e3e3, #fcfcfc 50%, #f0f0f0);
}
.select .value {
display: inline-block;
width: 100%;
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
vertical-align: top;
}
.select:after {
content: "▼";
position: absolute;
z-index: 1;
height: 100%;
width: 2em; /* 20px */
top: 0;
right: 0;
padding-top: 0.1em;
box-sizing: border-box;
text-align: center;
border-left: 0.2em solid #000;
border-radius: 0 0.1em 0.1em 0;
background-color: #000;
color: #fff;
}
.select .optList {
z-index: 2;
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
background: #f0f0f0;
border: 0.2em solid #000;
border-top-width: 0.1em;
border-radius: 0 0 0.4em 0.4em;
box-shadow: 0 0.2em 0.4em rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
box-sizing: border-box;
min-width: 100%;
max-height: 10em; /* 100px */
overflow-y: auto;
overflow-x: hidden;
}
.select .option {
padding: 0.2em 0.3em;
}
.select .highlight {
background: #000;
color: #ffffff;
}
JavaScript
js
window.addEventListener("load", () => {
const form = document.querySelector("form");
form.classList.remove("no-widget");
form.classList.add("widget");
});
Result
No JS
HTML
html
<form class="no-widget">
<select name="myFruit">
<option>Cherry</option>
<option>Lemon</option>
<option>Banana</option>
<option>Strawberry</option>
<option>Apple</option>
</select>
<div class="select">
<span class="value">Cherry</span>
<ul class="optList hidden">
<li class="option">Cherry</li>
<li class="option">Lemon</li>
<li class="option">Banana</li>
<li class="option">Strawberry</li>
<li class="option">Apple</li>
</ul>
</div>
</form>
CSS
css
.widget select,
.no-widget .select {
position: absolute;
left: -5000em;
height: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}