function format(state) {
    if (!state.id) return state.text; 
    return "<img class='flag' src='img/flags/" + state.id.toLowerCase() + ".png'/> &nbsp;" + state.text;
}

var placeholder = "Select a State";
$('.select2, .select2-multiple').select2({
	theme: "bootstrap",
    placeholder: placeholder,
});
$("#selitemIcon").select2({
	theme: "bootstrap",
	templateResult: format,
    formatSelection: format,
    escapeMarkup: function(m) {
        return m;
    }
});
$('.select2-allow-clear').select2({
	theme: "bootstrap",
    allowClear: true,
    placeholder: placeholder
});