examples/required.html

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		<title>Selectize.js Demo</title>
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			<h1>Selectize.js</h1>

			<div class="demo">
				<h2>Required Element</h2>
				<div class="control-group">
					<form>
						<label for="select-beast">Beast:</label>
						<select id="select-beast" required class="demo-default"
							placeholder="Select a person..." name="beast">
							<option value="">Select a person...</option>
							<option value="4">Thomas Edison</option>
							<option value="1">Nikola</option>
							<option value="3">Nikola Tesla</option>
							<option value="5">Arnold Schwarzenegger</option>
						</select>
						<div style="margin-top:20px">
							<button type="submit">Submit</button>
						</div>
					</form>
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				<script>
				$('#select-beast').selectize({
					create: true,
					sortField: {
						field: 'text',
						direction: 'asc'
					}
				});
				</script>
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