jquery - how do I make a select menu display itself without clicking it?

Question

Using jquery, how would I make a SELECT menu display itself without actually clicking on it?

I tried sending a click() event (in Safari and Firefox) but no luck.

$('#myselectmenu').click();

Also tried focus() and select() (and various combinations of the three).

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Answer 1

I don't think this is possible.

You could use a custom drop-down list.

Answer 2

You always have the option of coding your own function to mimic a "select" menu

Answer 3

Hmmm, onMouseover? But then how do you get it to do the drop down? Feels like there should be some way to invoke that. Never tried it before.

Answer 4

SELECT component is a component to stay away from. Implement you own and, then try mouseenter() and mouseleave() events.