Creates all elements and sets up event bindings.
function() {
		var self      = this;
		var settings  = self.settings;
		var eventNS   = self.eventNS;
		var $window   = $(window);
		var $document = $(document);
		var $input    = self.$input;

		var $wrapper;
		var $control;
		var $control_input;
		var $dropdown;
		var $dropdown_content;
		var $dropdown_parent;
		var inputMode;
		var timeout_blur;
		var timeout_focus;
		var classes;
		var classes_plugins;
		var inputId;

		inputMode         = self.settings.mode;
		classes           = $input.attr('class') || '';

		$wrapper          = $('<div>').addClass(settings.wrapperClass).addClass(classes).addClass(inputMode);
		$control          = $('<div>').addClass(settings.inputClass).addClass('items').appendTo($wrapper);
		$control_input    = $('<input type="text" autocomplete="off" />').appendTo($control).attr('tabindex', $input.is(':disabled') ? '-1' : self.tabIndex);
		$dropdown_parent  = $(settings.dropdownParent || $wrapper);
		$dropdown         = $('<div>').addClass(settings.dropdownClass).addClass(inputMode).hide().appendTo($dropdown_parent);
		$dropdown_content = $('<div>').addClass(settings.dropdownContentClass).appendTo($dropdown);

		if(inputId = $input.attr('id')) {
			$control_input.attr('id', inputId + '-selectized');
			$("label[for='"+inputId+"']").attr('for', inputId + '-selectized');
		}

		if(self.settings.copyClassesToDropdown) {
			$dropdown.addClass(classes);
		}

		$wrapper.css({
			width: $input[0].style.width
		});

		if (self.plugins.names.length) {
			classes_plugins = 'plugin-' + self.plugins.names.join(' plugin-');
			$wrapper.addClass(classes_plugins);
			$dropdown.addClass(classes_plugins);
		}

		if ((settings.maxItems === null || settings.maxItems > 1) && self.tagType === TAG_SELECT) {
			$input.attr('multiple', 'multiple');
		}

		if (self.settings.placeholder) {
			$control_input.attr('placeholder', settings.placeholder);
		}

		// if splitOn was not passed in, construct it from the delimiter to allow pasting universally
		if (!self.settings.splitOn && self.settings.delimiter) {
			var delimiterEscaped = self.settings.delimiter.replace(/[-\/\\^$*+?.()|[\]{}]/g, '\\$&');
			self.settings.splitOn = new RegExp('\\s*' + delimiterEscaped + '+\\s*');
		}

		if ($input.attr('autocorrect')) {
			$control_input.attr('autocorrect', $input.attr('autocorrect'));
		}

		if ($input.attr('autocapitalize')) {
			$control_input.attr('autocapitalize', $input.attr('autocapitalize'));
		}
		$control_input[0].type = $input[0].type;

		self.$wrapper          = $wrapper;
		self.$control          = $control;
		self.$control_input    = $control_input;
		self.$dropdown         = $dropdown;
		self.$dropdown_content = $dropdown_content;

		$dropdown.on('mouseenter mousedown click', '[data-disabled]>[data-selectable]', function(e) { e.stopImmediatePropagation(); });
		$dropdown.on('mouseenter', '[data-selectable]', function() { return self.onOptionHover.apply(self, arguments); });
		$dropdown.on('mousedown click', '[data-selectable]', function() { return self.onOptionSelect.apply(self, arguments); });
		watchChildEvent($control, 'mousedown', '*:not(input)', function() { return self.onItemSelect.apply(self, arguments); });
		autoGrow($control_input);

		$control.on({
			mousedown : function() { return self.onMouseDown.apply(self, arguments); },
			click     : function() { return self.onClick.apply(self, arguments); }
		});

		$control_input.on({
			mousedown : function(e) { e.stopPropagation(); },
			keydown   : function() { return self.onKeyDown.apply(self, arguments); },
			keyup     : function() { return self.onKeyUp.apply(self, arguments); },
			keypress  : function() { return self.onKeyPress.apply(self, arguments); },
			resize    : function() { self.positionDropdown.apply(self, []); },
			blur      : function() { return self.onBlur.apply(self, arguments); },
			focus     : function() { self.ignoreBlur = false; return self.onFocus.apply(self, arguments); },
			paste     : function() { return self.onPaste.apply(self, arguments); }
		});

		$document.on('keydown' + eventNS, function(e) {
			self.isCmdDown = e[IS_MAC ? 'metaKey' : 'ctrlKey'];
			self.isCtrlDown = e[IS_MAC ? 'altKey' : 'ctrlKey'];
			self.isShiftDown = e.shiftKey;
		});

		$document.on('keyup' + eventNS, function(e) {
			if (e.keyCode === KEY_CTRL) self.isCtrlDown = false;
			if (e.keyCode === KEY_SHIFT) self.isShiftDown = false;
			if (e.keyCode === KEY_CMD) self.isCmdDown = false;
		});

		$document.on('mousedown' + eventNS, function(e) {
			if (self.isFocused) {
				// prevent events on the dropdown scrollbar from causing the control to blur
				if (e.target === self.$dropdown[0] || e.target.parentNode === self.$dropdown[0]) {
					return false;
				}
				// blur on click outside
				if (!self.$control.has(e.target).length && e.target !== self.$control[0]) {
					self.blur(e.target);
				}
			}
		});

		$window.on(['scroll' + eventNS, 'resize' + eventNS].join(' '), function() {
			if (self.isOpen) {
				self.positionDropdown.apply(self, arguments);
			}
		});
		$window.on('mousemove' + eventNS, function() {
			self.ignoreHover = false;
		});

		// store original children and tab index so that they can be
		// restored when the destroy() method is called.
		this.revertSettings = {
			$children : $input.children().detach(),
			tabindex  : $input.attr('tabindex')
		};

		$input.attr('tabindex', -1).hide().after(self.$wrapper);

		if ($.isArray(settings.items)) {
			self.setValue(settings.items);
			delete settings.items;
		}

		// feature detect for the validation API
		if (SUPPORTS_VALIDITY_API) {
			$input.on('invalid' + eventNS, function(e) {
				e.preventDefault();
				self.isInvalid = true;
				self.refreshState();
			});
		}

		self.updateOriginalInput();
		self.refreshItems();
		self.refreshState();
		self.updatePlaceholder();
		self.isSetup = true;

		if ($input.is(':disabled')) {
			self.disable();
		}

		self.on('change', this.onChange);

		$input.data('selectize', self);
		$input.addClass('selectized');
		self.trigger('initialize');

		// preload options
		if (settings.preload === true) {
			self.onSearchChange('');
		}

	}