selectize (v. 0.12.3) allowEmptyOption

by Stanislav Turchyn

HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/selectize.js/0.12.3/js/standalone/selectize.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/selectize.js/0.12.3/css/selectize.min.css">
<select id="select_1">
  <option value=""></option>
  <option value="A">A</option>
  <option value="B">B</option>
  <option value="C">C</option>
</select>

with the workaround
<select id="select_2">
  <option value="">--</option>
  <option value="A">A</option>
  <option value="B">B</option>
  <option value="C">C</option>
</select>

JavaScript

$('select').selectize({
  allowEmptyOption: true
});