JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by olex

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/select2/4.0.3/css/select2.min.css">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/select2/4.0.3/js/select2.min.js"></script>
<select id="sel2" style="width:300px" />

JavaScript

$('#sel2').select2({
    multiple:true,
    ajax:{}})
.select2({
		"data": 
         [{"id":"2127","text":"Henry Ford"},{"id":"2199","text":"Tom Phillips"}]
         });

var selectedCodeWBs = ['2127', '2199'];

  
  $('#sel2').select2().val(selectedCodeWBs).trigger("change");