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HTML
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-select/1.11.2/css/bootstrap-select.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.css">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-select/1.11.2/js/bootstrap-select.js"></script>
<a href="#" id="link">Click me</a>
<div id="searchSelect">
<select name="searchName" id="idSelect" data-live-search="true" data-size="10">
<option value="">ALL</option>
<option value="Tom">Tom</option>
<option value="John">John</option>
<option value="Janet">Janet</option>
</select>
</div>
CSS
#searchSelect {
z-index: 999;
position: absolute;
display: ;
}
.bootstrap-select.btn-group .dropdown-toggle,
.bootstrap-select.btn-group .dropdown-toggle:hover,
.bootstrap-select.btn-group .dropdown-toggle:active,
.bootstrap-select.btn-group .dropdown-toggle:focus {
background: none !important;
border: none !important;
outline: 0px;
box-shadow: none;
}
.bootstrap-select.btn-group .caret {
display: none;
}
#searchSelect .btn.dropdown-toggle {
height:0px;
padding:0px;
}
.bootstrap-select.btn-group .filter-option {
display: none !important;
}
JavaScript
$("#idSelect").selectpicker();
$("#link").click(function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
$('#idSelect').selectpicker('toggle');
});
$("#idSelect").change(function() {
$("#searchSelect").hide();
$('#idSelect').selectpicker('toggle');
});