Custom Select Box CSS Style Plugin: jQuery + CSS

Version 0.2.1 (17/12/2012)
 * Select box listens for 'update' event which can be triggered to update the size and content if needed
 * Removed dependency on $.browser

Version 0.2.0

CHANGES IN 0.2.0
 * Streamlined creation/selection of span elements
 * Renamed span classes to "customSelect" and "customSelectInner" to coinside with plugin name
 * You can now have styles for when select box is open or focused via the classes .customSelectOpen and .customSelectFocus
 * ability to set a custom class by passing in {customClass:'myClassName'}

Copyright 2021 Adam Coulombe

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This lightweight, unintrusive technique uses the native select box functionality of the web browser, and overlays a stylable <span> element in order to acheive your desired look. Since it makes use of default browser functionality,it can be treated just like any ordinary HTML select box.