<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script data-require="jquery@1.7.1" data-semver="1.7.1" src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<link data-require="select2@*" data-semver="3.5.1" rel="stylesheet" href="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/select2/3.4.5/select2.css" />
<script data-require="select2@*" data-semver="3.5.1" src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/select2/3.5.1/select2.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
<script src="script.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="hidden" class="search-result-box" />
</body>
</html>
// Code goes here
data = [{
"id": "12",
"text": "Personal Chef",
"parent": "0",
"order": 0
}, {
"id": "11",
"text": "Entertainment",
"parent": "0",
"order": 1,
"children": [{
"id": "37",
"text": "DJ’s",
"parent": "11",
"order": 0
}, {
"id": "38",
"text": "Live Band",
"parent": "11",
"order": 1
}, {
"id": "36",
"text": "Clowns - Kids parties",
"parent": "11",
"order": 2
}]
}, {
"id": "10",
"text": "Motorcycle Repair",
"parent": "0",
"order": 2
}];
$(function() {
$(".search-result-box").select2({
placeholder: "eg: 1967 Stingray Mechanic",
multiple: false,
width: 225,
selectOnBlur: true,
data: data
});
$(".search-result-box").select2('val', 38); // Tried select2('val', "38") also.
});
/* Styles go here */