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When triggering events that change the selection, the dropdown UI keeps previous selections highlighted

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Description

When using multi select, and trigger events on select, the UI in the dropdown does not reflect the change. In this JSBin I have a selection with months. When you select January an event will be triggered to change the input to December, which works. However, the UI keeps the previous selections highlighted.

It seems like aria-selected is not getting updated in the <li> elements.

Steps to reproduce:

  • Select February, March, April
  • Then Select January
  • December shows as expected but the UI in the dropdown stays the same
  • If January is clicked again, the dropdown UI updates

Select2 version: 4.0.6
Browsers:

  • Chrome version 113.0.5672.126 (Official Build) (arm64)
  • Safari version 16.5 (18615.2.9.11.4)
    MacOS 13.4

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Screenshot 2023-05-24 at 4 33 44 PM

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Research direction

Start with the linked JSBin reproduction and trace the multi-select dropdown update when an event changes the selection. Inspect how aria-selected is applied to the dropdown li elements. Done means programmatic changes update the highlighted options, including the January-to-December case, without requiring another click.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, jquery
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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