// Mobile Module
    // =============

    // Set Mobile Text
    // ---------------
    //      Updates the text of the drop down
    selectBoxIt._updateMobileText = function() {

        var self = this,
            currentOption,
            currentDataText,
            currentText;

        currentOption = self.selectBox.find("option").filter(":selected");

        currentDataText = currentOption.attr("data-text");

        currentText = currentDataText ? currentDataText: currentOption.text();

        // Sets the new dropdown list text to the value of the original dropdown list
        self._setText(self.dropdownText, currentText);

        if(self.list.find('li[data-val="' + currentOption.val() + '"]').find("i").attr("class")) {

           self.dropdownImage.attr("class", self.list.find('li[data-val="' + currentOption.val() + '"]').find("i").attr("class")).addClass("selectboxit-default-icon");

        }

    };

    // Apply Native Select
    // -------------------
    //      Applies the original select box directly over the new drop down

    selectBoxIt._applyNativeSelect = function() {

        // Stores the plugin context inside of the self variable
        var self = this;

        // Appends the native select box to the drop down (allows for relative positioning using the position() method)
        self.dropdownContainer.append(self.selectBox);

        self.dropdown.attr("tabindex", "-1");

        // Positions the original select box directly over top the new dropdown list using position absolute and "hides" the original select box using an opacity of 0.  This allows the mobile browser "wheel" interface for better usability.
        self.selectBox.css({

            "display": "block",

            "visibility": "visible",

            "width": self._realOuterWidth(self.dropdown),

            "height": self.dropdown.outerHeight(),

            "opacity": "0",

            "position": "absolute",

            "top": "0",

            "left": "0",

            "cursor": "pointer",

            "z-index": "999999",

            "margin": self.dropdown.css("margin"),

            "padding": "0",

            "-webkit-appearance": "menulist-button"

        });

        if(self.originalElem.disabled) {

            self.triggerEvent("disable");

        }

        return this;

    };

    // Mobile Events
    // -------------
    //      Listens to mobile-specific events
    selectBoxIt._mobileEvents = function() {

        var self = this;

        self.selectBox.on({

            "changed.selectBoxIt": function() {

                self.hasChanged = true;

                self._updateMobileText();

                // Triggers the `option-click` event on mobile
                self.triggerEvent("option-click");

            },

            "mousedown.selectBoxIt": function() {

                // If the select box has not been changed, the defaultText option is being used
                if(!self.hasChanged && self.options.defaultText && !self.originalElem.disabled) {

                    self._updateMobileText();

                    self.triggerEvent("option-click");

                }

            },

            "enable.selectBoxIt": function() {

                // Moves SelectBoxIt onto the page
                self.selectBox.removeClass('selectboxit-rendering');

            },

            "disable.selectBoxIt": function() {

                // Moves SelectBoxIt off the page
                self.selectBox.addClass('selectboxit-rendering');

            }

        });

    };

    // Mobile
    // ------
    //      Applies the native "wheel" interface when a mobile user is interacting with the dropdown

    selectBoxIt._mobile = function(callback) {

        // Stores the plugin context inside of the self variable
        var self = this;

            if(self.isMobile) {

                self._applyNativeSelect();

                self._mobileEvents();

            }

            // Maintains chainability
            return this;

    };