//preset element values
//topics is an array of format [{"id":"","text":""}, .....]
$(id).val(topics);
setTimeout(function(){
ajaxTopicDropdown(id,
2,location.origin+"/api for gettings topics/",
"Pick a topic", true, 5);
},1);
// ajaxtopicDropdown is dry fucntion to get topics for diffrent element and url
// Set up the Select2 control
$('#mySelect2').select2({
ajax: {
url: '/api/students'
}
});
// Fetch the preselected item, and add to the control
var studentSelect = $('#mySelect2');
$.ajax({
type: 'GET',
url: '/api/students/s/' + studentId
}).then(function (data) {
// create the option and append to Select2
var option = new Option(data.full_name, data.id, true, true);
studentSelect.append(option).trigger('change');
// manually trigger the `select2:select` event
studentSelect.trigger({
type: 'select2:select',
params: {
data: data
}
});
});