Basic linked lists
A listview is coded as a simple unordered list containing linked list items with a data-role="listview"
attribute. jQuery Mobile will apply all the necessary styles to transform the list into a mobile-friendly listview with right arrow indicator that fills the full width of the browser window. When you tap on the list item, the framework will trigger a click on the first link inside the list item, issue an Ajax request for the URL in the link, create the new page in the DOM, then kick off a page transition. View the data- attribute reference to see all the possible attributes you can add to listviews.
Here is the HTML markup for a basic linked list.
<ul data-role="listview"> <li><a href="acura.html">Acura</a></li> <li><a href="audi.html">Audi</a></li> <li><a href="bmw.html">BMW</a></li> </ul>
Style note on non-inset lists: all standard, non-inset lists have a -1em (16px) margin to negate the 1em padding on the content area to make lists extend to the edges of the screen. If you add other widgets above or below a list, the negative margin may make these elements overlap so you'll need to add additional spacing in your custom CSS.
Numbered lists
Lists can also be created from ordered lists (ol
) which is useful when presenting items that are in a sequence such as search results or a movie queue. When the enhanced markup is applied to the listview, jQuery Mobile will try to first use CSS to add numbers to the list and, if not supported, will fall back to injecting numbers with JavaScript.
Read-only lists
Listviews can also be used to display a non-interactive list of items, usually as an inset list. This list is built from an unordered or ordered list that don't have linked list items. The framework styles static list items identically to list items containing links, but static items receive the body background color (ui-body-a
) rather than the button background color (ui-btn-a
).
Split button lists
In cases where there is more than one possible action per list item, a split button can be used to offer two independently clickable items - the list item and a small arrow icon in the far right. To make a split list item, simply add a second link inside the li
and the framework will add a vertical divider line, style the link as an icon-only arrow button, and set the title
attribute of the link to the text of the link for accessibility.
You can set the icon for the right split icon by specifying a data-split-icon
attribute on the listview with an icon name you want. The default icon is "carat-r" but can be configured with the splitIcon
listview option. By adding a data-icon
attribute to the list item, you can set individual icons for each split. The theme swatch color of the split button defaults to "b" (blue in the default theme) but can be set by specifying a swatch letter with the data-split-theme
attribute at the listview level or for individual splits with the data-theme
attribute at the link level.
List dividers
List items can be turned into dividers to organize and group the list items. This is done by adding the data-role="list-divider"
to any list item. These items are styled with the bar swatch "b" by default (blue in the default theme) but you can specify a theme for dividers by adding the data-divider-theme
attribute to the list element (ul
or ol
) and specifying a theme swatch letter.
Autodividers
A listview can be configured to automatically generate dividers for its items. This is done by adding a data-autodividers="true"
attribute to any listview.
By default, the text used to create dividers is the uppercased first letter of the item's text. Alternatively you can specify divider text by setting the autodividersSelector
option on the listview programmatically. For example, to add a custom selector to the element with id="mylistview"
:
$( "#mylistview" ).listview({ autodividers: true, // the selector function is passed a <li> element from the listview; // it should return the appropriate divider text for that <li> // element as a string autodividersSelector: function ( li ) { var out = /* generate a string based on the content of li */; return out; } });
Note that if you are using formatted list items that contain a floating element (for example ui-li-aside
), this element precedes its siblings regardless of the order in your HTML markup. This results in the first character of the floating element being used as divider text. Therefore it is recommended to specify the divider text in this case.
If new list items are added to the list or removed from it, the dividers are not automatically updated: you should call refresh()
on the listview to redraw the autodividers.
Hiding dividers
The listview hidedividers extension provides the option hideDividers
. When set to true, and you call .listview( "refresh" )
after hiding a list item by adding the class ui-screen-hidden
to it, the extension will hide those dividers that are followed immediately by another divider.
Search filter
As of jQuery Mobile 1.4.0 this functionality has been transferred to the filterable widget, which provides a more generic solution.
Note: Features such as automatic text input generation and special handling of listview dividers are deprecated as of 1.4.0. The documentation for filterable describes the migration path for listviews.
Filter reveal
The filter reveal feature makes is easy to build a simple autocomplete with local data. When a filterable list has the data-filter-reveal="true"
attribute, it will auto-hide all the list items when the search field is blank. The data-filter-placeholder
attribute can be added to specify the placeholder text for the filter. If you need to search against a long list of values, we provide a way to create a filter with a remote data source.
Remote autocomplete with listview filter
To use the filter as an autocomplete that taps into remote data sources, you can use the filterablebeforefilter
event to dynamically populate a listview as a user types a search query. This is useful when you have a very large data set like cities, zip codes, or products that can't be loaded up-front locally. Use the view source button to see the JavaScript that powers this demo.
If you have a small list of items, you can use the listview filter reveal option to make an autocomplete with local listview data.
Cities worldwide
After you enter at least three characters the autocomplete function will show all possible matches.
Text formatting & counts
The framework includes text formatting conventions for common list patterns like header/descriptions, secondary information and counts through semantic HTML markup.
- To add a count indicator to the right of the list item, wrap the number in an element with a class of
ui-li-count
- To add text hierarchy, use headings to increase font emphasis and use paragraphs to reduce emphasis.
- Supplemental information can be added to the right of each list item by wrapping content in an element with a class of
ui-li-aside
Thumbnails & icons
To add thumbnails to the left of a list item, simply add an image inside a list item as the first child element. The framework will scale the image to 80 pixels square. To use standard 16x16 pixel icons in list items, add the class of ui-li-icon
to the image element.
Inset lists
If lists are embedded in a page with other types of content, an inset list packages the list into a block that sits inside the content area with a bit of margin and rounded corners (theme controlled). By adding the data-inset="true"
attribute to the list (ul or ol), applies the inset appearance.
Calling the listview plugin
You can directly call the listview plugin on any selector, just like any jQuery plugin:
$( "#mylist" ).listview();
Updating lists
If you add items to a listview, you'll need to call the refresh()
method on it to update the styles. For example:
$( "#mylist" ).listview( "refresh" );
Note that the refresh()
method only affects new nodes appended to a list. This is done for performance reasons. Any list items already enhanced will be ignored by the refresh process. This means that if you change the contents or attributes on an already enhanced list item, these won't be reflected. If you want a list item to be updated, replace it with fresh markup before calling refresh.
If you initially want to hide a list item you can do this by adding a class of ui-screen-hidden
to the li element. Using this class ensures the corner styling is applied correctly as well as border-bottom on the last visible item.
false
listview.autodividers
extension. When set to true, dividers are automatically created for the listview items.
The function stored in the value of the autodividersSelector option governs the text displayed on the dividers.
This option is also exposed as a data-attribute: data-autodividers="true"
.
n/a
listview.autodividers
extension. The value of this option is a function that returns a string. It receives a jQuery collection object containing an element. It computes the returned string from the element. The function is called for each list item in sequence, and a divider is created whenever the function returns a value for a list item that is different from the value it returned for the previous list item.
The function may return null
for a given list item. In that case, no new divider is created even if the value returned for the previous list item was something other than null
.
The default value of this option is a function that returns the capitalized first letter of the list item text:
function defaultAutodividersSelector( elt ) { // look for the text in the given element var text = $.trim( elt.text() ) || null; if ( !text ) { return null; } // create the text for the divider (first uppercased letter) text = text.slice( 0, 1 ).toUpperCase(); return text; }
null, inherited from parent
Sets the color scheme (swatch) for the list item count bubble. It accepts a single letter from a-z that maps to the swatches included in your theme.
Possible values: swatch letter (a-z).
This option is also exposed as a data attribute: data-count-theme="b"
.
Code examples:
Initialize the listview with the countTheme
option specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ countTheme: "b" });
Get or set the countTheme
option, after initialization:
// Getter var countTheme = $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "countTheme" ); // Setter $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "countTheme", "b" );
false
true
indicates that other widgets options have default values and causes jQuery Mobile's widget autoenhancement code to omit the step where it retrieves option values from data attributes. This can improve startup time. This option is also exposed as a data attribute: data-defaults="true"
.
Code examples:
Initialize the listview with the defaults
option specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ defaults: true });
Get or set the defaults
option, after initialization:
// Getter var defaults = $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "defaults" ); // Setter $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "defaults", true );
false
true
. This option is also exposed as a data attribute: data-disabled="true"
.
Code examples:
Initialize the listview with the disabled
option specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ disabled: true });
Get or set the disabled
option, after initialization:
// Getter var disabled = $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "disabled" ); // Setter $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "disabled", true );
null, inherited from parent
This option is also exposed as a data attribute: data-divider-theme="b"
.
Code examples:
Initialize the listview with the dividerTheme
option specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ dividerTheme: "b" });
Get or set the dividerTheme
option, after initialization:
// Getter var dividerTheme = $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "dividerTheme" ); // Setter $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "dividerTheme", "b" );
false
initSelector
for the filterable widget. Adds a search filter bar to listviews.
This option is also exposed as a data attribute: data-filter="true"
.
Code examples:
Initialize the listview with the filter
option specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ filter: true });
Get or set the filter
option, after initialization:
// Getter var filter = $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "filter" ); // Setter $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "filter", true );
n/a
The function to determine which rows to hide when the search filter textbox changes. The function accepts two arguments -- the text of the list item (or data-filtertext value if present), and the search string. Return true to hide the item, false to leave it visible.
$( document ).on( "mobileinit", function() { $.mobile.listview.prototype.options.filterCallback = function( text, searchValue ) { // only show items that *begin* with the search string return text.toLowerCase().substring( 0, searchValue.length ) !== searchValue; }; });(version deprecated: 1.4.0)
"Filter items..."
The placeholder text used in search filter bars.
This option is also exposed as a data attribute: data-filter-placeholder="Search..."
.
Code examples:
Initialize the listview with the filterPlaceholder
option specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ filterPlaceholder: "Search..." });
Get or set the filterPlaceholder
option, after initialization:
// Getter var filterPlaceholder = $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "filterPlaceholder" ); // Setter $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "filterPlaceholder", "Search..." );
false
When true
, and the search input string is empty, all items are hidden instead of shown.
This option is also exposed as a data attribute: data-filter-reveal="true"
.
Code examples:
Initialize the listview with the filterReveal
option specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ filterReveal: true });
Get or set the filterReveal
option, after initialization:
// Getter var filterReveal = $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "filterReveal" ); // Setter $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "filterReveal", true );
null, inherited from parent
Sets the color scheme (swatch) for the search filter bar. It accepts a single letter from a-z that maps to one of the swatches included in your theme.
This option is also exposed as a data attribute: data-filter-theme="a"
.
Code examples:
Initialize the listview with the filterTheme
option specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ filterTheme: "b" });
Get or set the filterTheme
option, after initialization:
// Getter var filterTheme = $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "filterTheme" ); // Setter $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "filterTheme", "b" );
false
listview.hidedividers
extension. When set to true
and all list items residing under a given divider become hidden, then the divider itself is hidden.
This option is also exposed as a data-attribute: data-hide-dividers="true"
.
Code examples:
Initialize the listview with the hideDividers
option specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ hideDividers: true });
Get or set the hideDividers
option, after initialization:
// Getter var hideDividers = $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "hideDividers" ); // Setter $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "hideDividers", true );
"carat-r"
This option is also exposed as a data attribute: data-icon="star"
.
Code examples:
Initialize the listview with the icon
option specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ icon: "star" });
Get or set the icon
option, after initialization:
// Getter var icon = $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "icon" ); // Setter $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "icon", "star" );
See below
The default initSelector
for the listview widget is:
":jqmData(role='listview')"
Note: This option is deprecated in 1.4.0 and will be removed in 1.5.0.
As of jQuery Mobile 1.4.0, the initSelector
is no longer a widget option. Instead, it is declared directly on the widget prototype. Thus, you may specify a custom value by handling the mobileinit
event and overwriting the initSelector
on the prototype:
$( document ).on( "mobileinit", function() { $.mobile.listview.prototype.initSelector = "div.custom"; });
Note: Remember to attach the mobileinit
handler after you have loaded jQuery, but before you load jQuery Mobile, because the event is triggered as part of jQuery Mobile's loading process.
The value of this option is a jQuery selector string. The framework selects elements based on the value of this option and instantiates listview widgets on each of the resulting list of elements.
(version deprecated: 1.4.0)false
This option is also exposed as a data attribute: data-inset="true"
.
Code examples:
Initialize the listview with the inset
option specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ inset: true });
Get or set the inset
option, after initialization:
// Getter var inset = $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "inset" ); // Setter $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "inset", true );
"carat-r"
This option is also exposed as a data attribute: data-split-icon="star"
.
Code examples:
Initialize the listview with the splitIcon
option specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ splitIcon: "star" });
Get or set the splitIcon
option, after initialization:
// Getter var splitIcon = $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "splitIcon" ); // Setter $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "splitIcon", "star" );
null, inherited from parent
This option is also exposed as a data attribute: data-split-theme="b"
.
Code examples:
Initialize the listview with the splitTheme
option specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ splitTheme: "b" });
Get or set the splitTheme
option, after initialization:
// Getter var splitTheme = $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "splitTheme" ); // Setter $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "splitTheme", "b" );
null, inherited from parent
Possible values: swatch letter (a-z).
This option is also exposed as a data attribute: data-theme="b"
.
Code examples:
Initialize the listview with the theme
option specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ theme: "b" });
Get or set the theme
option, after initialization:
// Getter var theme = $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "theme" ); // Setter $( ".selector" ).listview( "option", "theme", "b" );
If you manipulate a listview via JavaScript (e.g. add new LI elements), you must call the refresh method on it to update the visual styling.
- This method does not accept any arguments.
Invoke the refresh method:
$( ".selector" ).listview( "refresh" );
listviewcreate
Note: The ui
object is empty but included for consistency with other events.
Initialize the listview with the create callback specified:
$( ".selector" ).listview({ create: function( event, ui ) {} });
Bind an event listener to the listviewcreate event:
$( ".selector" ).on( "listviewcreate", function( event, ui ) {} );
A basic example of a listview
<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <title>listview demo</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.min.css"> <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.min.js"></script> <script src="//code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <div data-role="page" id="page1"> <div data-role="header"> <h1>jQuery Mobile Example</h1> </div> <div role="main" class="ui-content"> <ul data-role="listview"> <li><a href="index.html">Acura</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Audi</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">BMW</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Cadillac</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Chrysler</a></li> </ul> </div> <div> </body> </html>
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