select
element into a dropdown:
$('#mycolor').ace_colorpicker() .on('change', function() { alert(this.value); alert(this.selectedIndex); });
pick
which selects a color. Argument can be a string(color) or an integer(index)
$('#mycolor').ace_colorpicker('pick', '#FFAA77');//select '#FFAA77' color $('#mycolor').ace_colorpicker('pick', 3);//select 3rd index //or var color_picker = $('#mycolor').data('ace_colorpicker'); color_picker.pick('#EE6699', true); //"true" means select #EE6699 and insert it if it doesn't exist
destroy
which destroys color picker and shows select
element
$('#mycolor').ace_colorpicker('destroy');