Help with integrating select2 for implementation of multi-select in Qualtrics survey?

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Hi,I'm trying to integrate select2 into my form to implement multi-select as shown below (where respondents can begin typing responses/scroll through available options and select as many as apply)I haven't used select2 or Javascript before, so I'm a bit confused on how to implement this. I know I can put the Javascript for including select2 into the 'Edit Question Javascript' section, but I'm not sure:Where/how do I include my actual data for all the options? (Is this also in the Question Javascript box, or somewhere else? If somewhere else, where is that and how do I reference that data from the Question Javascript box?)How do I make sure that the response data for this question properly goes into the Data & Analysis section of my Qualtrics form?In another question on here (https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/41960#Comment_41960), someone said you can put the data for each of your options in a Javascript object, but would that go within the 'Edit Question Javascript' box as well?For more detail, the Javascript listed on the select2 website (https://select2.org/getting-started/basic-usage) is as follows:$(document).ready(function() {    $('.js-example-basic-multiple').select2();});But, the select2 tutorial (linked directly above) says you should use HTML to encode the option data, so I'm not sure how the above Javascript should be modified to reference a Javascript object instead of an HTML file?tl;dr what code do I use? where does it go? (thx in advance)

dobra021 · Answer

In the source code of the header add the following:Add a multiple choice, selection box question to your survey. You can add the options you want to include by selecting "Click here to edit choices" and pasting a list into the first option. Add this JavaScript to the question:jQuery("#"+this.questionId+" select").select2({placeholder: 'Select all that apply',closeOnSelect: false,width: '100%'});});

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