Select2() is not a function

Question

So i have downloaded select2 i have "installed it" by putting it into my folder and then loaded it on my site when i check the console (where i can see all of the scripts being loaded) i can see the file select2.js

I went to their documentation and copied it and added $("#e9").select2();

However when i load the page i get the following error:

TypeError: $(...).select2 is not a function


$("#e9").select2();

Have anyone else experianced anything like this?

Additional information here is my script:

    jQuery(document).ready(function(){
    var max_amount = parseFloat($('#max_amount').val());
    $( "#item_amount" ).keyup(function() {
           if($(this).val() > max_amount){
            $(this).val( max_amount);
        }
        if( /\D/.test($(this).val()) ){
            alert('Må kun indeholde tal!');
            $(this).val('');
        }
        if($(this).val()== '0'){
            alert('Må ikke være 0!');
            $(this).val('');
        }
    });
    $("#e1").select2();

});
function addToBasket(){
    var amount = $('#item_amount').val();
    if(amount == ""){
        amount = 1;
    }

    if(amount > 0){
    $.ajax({
        type: 'POST',
        url: myBaseUrl + 'Products/addItemToBasket',
        dataType: 'json',
        data: {
            id: window.location.pathname.substring(window.location.pathname.lastIndexOf('/') + 1),
            amount: amount
        },
        success: function (data) {
            var urlToBasket = myBaseUrl+'Products/basket';
            var newAmount = parseInt(amount)
            var price = data[0]['Product']['pris'];
            var id = data[0]['Product']['id'];
            var dat = data;
            var tmp_basket_html = $('#basket_amount').html();
           if($('#basket_amount').html() !== " Tom"){
              $('#shopping_table_body').append(
                  "<tr id='"+id+"'>" +
                      "<td class='image'>" +
                      ""+
                      "</td>" +
                      "<td class='name'>" +
                      " "+data[0]['Product']['name'] +
                      "</td>"+
                      "<td class='quantity'>" +
                      "x "+amount +""+
                      "</td>"+
                      "<td class='total'>" +
                      ""+price*amount+
                      "</td>" +
                      ""+
                      "<td class='remove'>" +
                      "<input class='icon-remove' type='button' onclick='removeItemFromBasket("+id+")'>"+
                      "</td>"+
                      "</tr>"
              );
           }else{
               $("#shopping_menu").append(
                   "<ul class='dropdown-menu topcartopen'>"+
                       "<li id='basket_list'>"+
                      "<table id='shopping_table'>"+
                        "<tbody id='shopping_table_body'>"+
                       "<tr id='"+id+"'>" +
                       "<td class='image'>" +
                       ""+
                       "</td>" +
                       "<td class='name'>" +
                       " "+data[0]['Product']['name'] +
                       "</td>"+
                       "<td class='quantity'>" +
                       "x "+amount +""+
                       "</td>"+
                       "<td class='total'>" +
                       ""+price*amount+
                       "</td>" +
                       ""+
                       "<td class='remove'>" +
                       "<input class='icon-remove' type='button' onclick='removeItemFromBasket("+id+")'>"+
                       "</td>"+
                       "</tr>"+
                       "</table>"+
                       "</li>"+
                       "<div class='well pull-right'>"+
                       "<input type='button' onclick='goToBasket()' class='btn btn-success' value='Tjek ud'>"+
                       "</div>"+
                       "</ul>"

               )
           }
            updateTotal(amount,price);
            updateBasketAmount();
        }
    });
    }
    Notifier.success('Vare tilføjet', 'Tilføjet'); // text and title are both optional.
}
function updateTotal(amount, price){
    var price = parseFloat(price);
    var oldValue = parseFloat($('#basket_total_cost').html());
    var newPrice = amount*price+oldValue;
    $('#basket_total_cost').html(newPrice);
}
function updateBasketAmount(){
   var tmp =  $('#basket_amount').html();
    if(!isNaN(tmp)){
   var oldAmount = parseInt(tmp.substr(0,2));
    var i = oldAmount + 1;;
    $('#basket_amount').html(
        ""+i+" vare(r)"
    );
    }else{
        $('#basket_amount').html(
            "1"+" vare(r)"
        );
    }
}
function goToBasket(){
    window.location.href = myBaseUrl+'Products/basket';
}

Answer 1

I was having this problem when I started using select2 with XCrud. I solved it by disabling XCrud from loading JQuery, it was it a second time, and loading it below the body tag. So make sure JQuery isn't getting loaded twice on your page.

Answer 2

This error raises if your js files where you have bounded the select2 with select box is loading before select2 js files. Please make sure files should be in this order like..

• Jquery
• select2 js
• your js

Answer 3

Had the same issue. Sorted it by defer loading select2

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/select2/4.0.8/js/select2.min.js" defer></script>

Answer 4

I was also facing same issue & notice that this error occurred because the selector on which I am using select2 did not exist or was not loaded.

So make sure that $("#selector") exists by doing

if ($("#selector").length > 0)
   $("#selector").select2();

Answer 5

I used the jQuery slim version and got this error. By using the normal jQuery version the issue got resolved.

Answer 6

Put config.assets.debug = false in config/environments/development.rb.

Answer 7

The issue is quite old, but I'll put some small note as I spent couple of hours today investigating pretty same issue. After I loaded a part of code dynamically select2 couldn't work out on a new selectboxes with an error "$(...).select2 is not a function".

I found that in non-packed select2.js there is a line preventing it to reprocess the main function (in my 3.5.4 version it is in line 45):

if (window.Select2 !== undefined) {
    return;
}

So I just commented it out there and started to use select2.js (instead of minified version).

//if (window.Select2 !== undefined) {
//    return;
//}

And it started to work just fine, of course it now can do the processing several times loosing the performance, but I need it anyhow.

Hope this helps, Vladimir

Answer 8

you might be referring two jquery scripts which is giving the above error.

Answer 9

For me, select2.min.js file worked instead of select2.full.min.js. I have manually define files which I have copied from dist folder that I got from github page. Also make sure that you have one jQuery(document).ready(...) definition and jquery file imported before select2 file.

Answer 10

For newbies like me, who end up on this question: This error also happens if you attempt to call .select2() on an element retrieved using pure javascript and not using jQuery.

This fails with the "select2 is not a function" error:

document.getElementById('e9').select2();

This works:

$("#e9").select2();