# automatorwp/6.0.1/assets/libs/select2-dropdownPosition/select2-dropdownPosition.js

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```javascript
(function($) {

    var Defaults = $.fn.select2.amd.require('select2/defaults');

    $.extend(Defaults.defaults, {
        dropdownPosition: 'auto'
    });

    var AttachBody = $.fn.select2.amd.require('select2/dropdown/attachBody');

    var _positionDropdown = AttachBody.prototype._positionDropdown;

    AttachBody.prototype._positionDropdown = function() {

        var $window = $(window);

        var isCurrentlyAbove = this.$dropdown.hasClass('select2-dropdown--above');
        var isCurrentlyBelow = this.$dropdown.hasClass('select2-dropdown--below');

        var newDirection = null;

        var offset = this.$container.offset();

        offset.bottom = offset.top + this.$container.outerHeight(false);

        var container = {
            height: this.$container.outerHeight(false)
        };

        container.top = offset.top;
        container.bottom = offset.top + container.height;

        var dropdown = {
            height: this.$dropdown.outerHeight(false)
        };

        var viewport = {
            top: $window.scrollTop(),
            bottom: $window.scrollTop() + $window.height()
        };

        var enoughRoomAbove = viewport.top < (offset.top - dropdown.height);
        var enoughRoomBelow = viewport.bottom > (offset.bottom + dropdown.height);

        var css = {
            left: offset.left,
            top: container.bottom
        };

        // Determine what the parent element is to use for calciulating the offset
        var $offsetParent = this.$dropdownParent;

        // For statically positoned elements, we need to get the element
        // that is determining the offset
        if ($offsetParent.css('position') === 'static') {
            $offsetParent = $offsetParent.offsetParent();
        }

        var parentOffset = $offsetParent.offset();

        css.top -= parentOffset.top
        css.left -= parentOffset.left;

        var dropdownPositionOption = this.options.get('dropdownPosition');

        if (dropdownPositionOption === 'above' || dropdownPositionOption === 'below') {

            newDirection = dropdownPositionOption;

        } else {

            if (!isCurrentlyAbove && !isCurrentlyBelow) {
                newDirection = 'below';
            }

            if (!enoughRoomBelow && enoughRoomAbove && !isCurrentlyAbove) {
                newDirection = 'above';
            } else if (!enoughRoomAbove && enoughRoomBelow && isCurrentlyAbove) {
                newDirection = 'below';
            }

        }

        if (newDirection == 'above' ||
            (isCurrentlyAbove && newDirection !== 'below')) {
            css.top = container.top - parentOffset.top - dropdown.height;
        }

        if (newDirection != null) {
            this.$dropdown
                .removeClass('select2-dropdown--below select2-dropdown--above')
                .addClass('select2-dropdown--' + newDirection);
            this.$container
                .removeClass('select2-container--below select2-container--above')
                .addClass('select2-container--' + newDirection);
        }

        this.$dropdownContainer.css(css);

    };

})(window.jQuery);
```
