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## Listviews

- Basics
- Options
- Methods
- Events

The listview plugin has the following options:

`countTheme` string

  default: "c"

  Sets the color scheme (swatch) for list item count bubbles. It accepts a single letter from a-z that maps to one of the swatches included in your theme. To set the value for all instances of this widget, bind this option to the mobileinit event:

      $( document ).bind( "mobileinit", function(){
          $.mobile.listview.prototype.options.countTheme = "a";
      });

  This option is also exposed as a data attribute: `data-count-theme="a"`.

`dividerTheme` string

  default: "b"

  Sets the color scheme (swatch) for list dividers. It accepts a single letter from a-z that maps to one of the swatches included in your theme. To set the value for all instances of this widget, bind this option to the mobileinit event:

      $( document ).bind( "mobileinit", function(){
          $.mobile.listview.prototype.options.dividerTheme = "a";
      });

  This option is also exposed as a data attribute: `data-divider-theme="a"`.

`filter` boolean

  default: false

  Adds a search filter bar to listviews. To set the value for all instances of this widget, bind this option to the mobileinit event:

      $( document ).bind( "mobileinit", function(){
          $.mobile.listview.prototype.options.filter = true;
      });

  This option is also exposed as a data attribute: `data-filter="true"`.

`filterCallback` function

  The function to determine which rows to hide when the search filter textbox changes. The function accepts two arguments -- the text of the list item (or `data-filtertext` value if present), and the search string. Return `true` to hide the item, `false` to leave it visible. To set the value for all instances of this widget, bind this option to the mobileinit event:

      $( document ).bind( "mobileinit", function(){
          $.mobile.listview.prototype.options.filterCallback = function( text, searchValue ) {
              // only show items that *begin* with the search string
              return text.toLowerCase().substring( 0, searchValue.length ) !== searchValue;
          };
      });

`filterPlaceholder` string

  default: "Filter items..."

  The placeholder text used in search filter bars. To set the value for all instances of this widget, bind this option to the mobileinit event:

      $( document ).bind( "mobileinit", function(){
          $.mobile.listview.prototype.options.filterPlaceholder = "Search...";
      });

  This option is also exposed as a data attribute: `data-filter-placeholder="Search..."`.

`filterTheme` string

  default: "c"

  Sets the color scheme (swatch) for the search filter bar. It accepts a single letter from a-z that maps to one of the swatches included in your theme. To set the value for all instances of this widget, bind this option to the mobileinit event:

      $( document ).bind( "mobileinit", function(){
          $.mobile.listview.prototype.options.filterTheme = "a";
      });

  This option is also exposed as a data attribute: `data-filter-theme="a"`.

`headerTheme` string

  default: "b"

  Sets the color scheme (swatch) for headers of nested list sub pages. It accepts a single letter from a-z that maps to one of the swatches included in your theme. To set the value for all instances of this widget, bind this option to the mobileinit event:

      $( document ).bind( "mobileinit", function(){
          $.mobile.listview.prototype.options.headerTheme = "a";
      });

  This option is also exposed as a data attribute: `data-header-theme="a"`.

`initSelector` CSS selector string

  default: ":jqmData(role='listview')"

  This is used to define the selectors (element types, data roles, etc.) that will automatically be initialized as listviews. To change which elements are initialized, bind this option to the mobileinit event:

      $( document ).bind( "mobileinit", function(){
          $.mobile.listview.prototype.options.initSelector = ".mylistview";
      });

`inset` boolean

  default: false

  Adds inset list styles. To set the value for all instances of this widget, bind this option to the mobileinit event:

      $( document ).bind( "mobileinit", function(){
          $.mobile.listview.prototype.options.inset = true;
      });

  This option is also exposed as a data attribute: `data-inset="true"`.

`splitIcon` string

  default: "arrow-r"

  Applies an icon from the icon set to all split list buttons. To set the value for all instances of this widget, bind this option to the mobileinit event:

      $( document ).bind( "mobileinit", function(){
          $.mobile.listview.prototype.options.splitIcon = "star";
      });

  This option is also exposed as a data attribute: `data-split-icon="star"`.

`splitTheme` string

  default: "b"

  Sets the color scheme (swatch) for split list buttons. It accepts a single letter from a-z that maps to one of the swatches included in your theme. To set the value for all instances of this widget, bind this option to the mobileinit event:

      $( document ).bind( "mobileinit", function(){
          $.mobile.listview.prototype.options.splitTheme = "a";
      });

  This option is also exposed as a data attribute: `data-split-theme="a"`.

`theme` string

  default: null, inherited from parent

  Sets the color scheme (swatch) for this widget. It accepts a single letter from a-z that maps to one of the swatches included in your theme. By default, it will inherit the same swatch color as its parent container if not explicitly set. To set the value for all instances of this widget, bind this option to the mobileinit event:

      $( document ).bind( "mobileinit", function(){
          $.mobile.listview.prototype.options.theme = "a";
      });

  This option is also exposed as a data attribute: `data-theme="a"`.

### More in this section

- Listviews
- List basics & API
- Basic linked list
- Nested list
- Numbered list
- Split button list
- List dividers
- Autodividers
- Count bubble
- Thumbnails
- Icons
- List formatting
- Inset styled lists
- Search filter bar
- Inset search filter bar
- Search filter with dividers
- Search filter hidden data
- Read-only lists
- Read-only inset lists
- Lists with forms
- Inset lists with forms
- Collapsible lists
- List performance test
- Theming lists