Added the ability to select multiple items on the dropdown list

README.md

@@ -108,6 +108,22 @@ mySearchTextField.forceNoFiltering = true
 // Explicitly hide the results list
 mySearchTextField.hideResultsList()
 
+// Allow for multiple selections from the list.  Default: false
+mySearchTextField.allowMultipleSelections = true
+
+// When using the delegate function with allowMultipleSelections = true, 
+// remember to add the new selection to the text
+mySearchTextField.itemSelectionHandler = { filteredResults, itemPosition in
+// Just in case you need the item position
+let item = filteredResults[itemPosition]
+// Add the selected item to the existing text
+if let txt = self.mySearchTextField.text {
+    self.mySearchTextField.text = txt + " " + item.title
+} else {
+    self.mySearchTextField.text = item.title
+}
+
+
 /**
 * Update data source when the user stops typing.
 * It's useful when you want to retrieve results from a remote server while typing

SearchTextField/Classes/SearchTextField.swift

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ open class SearchTextField: UITextField {
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Public interface
 
+    /// Allow for multiple selections
+    open var allowMultipleSelections = false
+
     /// Maximum number of results to be shown in the suggestions list
     open var maxNumberOfResults = 0
 
@@ -593,15 +596,34 @@ extension SearchTextField: UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource {
     }
 
     public func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
+
         if itemSelectionHandler == nil {
-            self.text = filteredResults[(indexPath as NSIndexPath).row].title
+
+            if allowMultipleSelections {
+                if let st = self.text {
+                    // this captures if there was another selection in the field
+                    self.text = st + " " + filteredResults[(indexPath as NSIndexPath).row].title
+                } else {
+                    // this is the first selection - there is nothing else in the field
+                    self.text = filteredResults[(indexPath as NSIndexPath).row].title
+                }
+            } else {
+                // we are not using the multiple selections option
+                self.text = filteredResults[(indexPath as NSIndexPath).row].title
+            }
+
         } else {
             let index = indexPath.row
             itemSelectionHandler!(filteredResults, index)
         }
 
-        clearResults()
+        // this will only dismiss the table if allowMultipleSelections is not set
+        if !allowMultipleSelections {
+            clearResults()
+        }
+
     }
+
 }
 
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