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jquery saving form input into an array of objects then displaying them, getting uncaught typeError

I am currently working on a bootstrap-styled form that allows a person to enter a handler and a comment.It has a button that, when clicked, will call a jquery event handler that saves the handler,comment, and Date.now() in an object that will be pushed in the array users.
However, I keep getting
"Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'handler' of undefined at HTMLButtonElement.,at HTMLButtonElement.dispatch,at HTMLButtonElement.v.handle."
The error is from the .js file line : $("#display").val......
Form and display area code
<form>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="exampleFormControlInput1">handle</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="handle" placeholder="#joe">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="exampleFormControlTextarea1">Comment</label>
<textarea class="form-control" id="comm" rows="3" placeholder="Bad match last night, Joe sucked"></textarea>
</div>
<button id="button1" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Post</button>
</form>
<h1 id="display"></h1>
jquery .js file
$(document).ready(
function(){
var users = [];
$("#button1").click(function(){
var person={
handler:$("#handle").val(),
comment:$("#comm").val(),
postDate:Date.now()
};
users.push(person);
$("#display").val(users[0].person.handler+"<br>"+users[0].person.comment);
});
});
I am new to jquery and thus I am not sure how to fix this error.

users[0].person.handler should be users[0].handler. The variable is named person, but the array itself doesn't care about that. Same thing for users[0].person.comment.
Edit: Also, you might need an preventDefault() call to stop the page from refreshing (unless that's what you want.
$("#button1").click(function(e){
e.preventDefault();
var person = {
handler:$("#handle").val(),
comment:$("#comm").val(),
postDate:Date.now()
};
users.push(person);
// i changed this to .html() because val() felt wrong
$("#display").html(users[0].handler+"<br>"+users[0].comment);
});

Use users[0].handler instead of users[0].person.handler. Although the variable is named person, what is actually pushed into the users Array is just a reference to the person Object.
Also, use the .html() method to set the innerHTML of the #display h1 as a h1 does not have a value attribute.
$(document).ready(
function(){
var users = [];
$("#button1").click(function(e){
var person={
handler:$("#handle").val(),
comment:$("#comm").val(),
postDate:Date.now()
};
users.push(person);
e.preventDefault();
$("#display").html(users[0].handler+"<br>"+users[0].comment);
});
});
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<form>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="exampleFormControlInput1">handle</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="handle" placeholder="#joe">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="exampleFormControlTextarea1">Comment</label>
<textarea class="form-control" id="comm" rows="3" placeholder="Bad match last night, Joe sucked"></textarea>
</div>
<button id="button1" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Post</button>
</form>
<h1 id="display"></h1>

Change form input field value with jquery within a bootstrap modal

I have a form within a bootstrap modal. I would like the input fields to display the past values that the user entered the first time they filled out the form, which I am retrieving from a cloudant database. I would like these input fields to be editable so that the user can resubmit the form with any changes they may have. However, I am stuck when trying to display the past information in the input fields. I can't find any reason why these value of the input fields are not being changed.
The javascript that adds my buttons to my boostrap list-group:
var loadIotPanel = function(iotsJSON)
{
for(var iot in iotsJSON)
{
var button = $('<button/>').text(iotsJSON[iot].appID).addClass('list-group-item iot').attr({name:iotsJSON[iot].appID, "aria-label": "Quick View IoT", "data-toggle": "modal", "data-target": "#quick-view-iot-modal", type: "button"});
$('#iot-list').append(button);
}
};
The html where my button will be placed within my list-group:
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-sm-12 dash-col">
<button name="edit-iots" aria-label="Edit IoTs" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#edit-iots-modal" type="button" class="icon"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-edit gray"></span></button>
<p class="fancy-font dash-item-title">Your IoTs</p>
<button name="add-iot" aria-label="Add IoT" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#connect-iot-modal" type="button" class="icon"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-plus gray"></span></button>
<div class="list-group iot" id="iot-list"><!-- buttons will be placed here --></div>
</div>...
The modal that pops up when clicking a button:
<div class="modal fade" id="quick-view-iot-modal">
<div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
<span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
</button>
<h4 class="modal-title" id="quick-view-iot-h4"></h4>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<form id="edit-iot-form" method="post">
IoT Name: <br>
<input type="text" name="iot-name" class="iot-value" required><br>
Organization ID: <br>
<input type="text" name="org-id" class="iot-value" readonly required><br>
Authentication Method: <br>
<input type="text" name="auth-method" class="iot-value" value="apikey" readonly><br>
API Key: <br>
<input type="text" name="api-key" class="iot-value" readonly required><br>
Authentication Token: <br>
<input type="text" name="auth-token" class="iot-value" readonly required><br>
</form>
<button name="more" type="button" class="fancy-font page-button">More</button>
</div>
</div><!-- /.modal-content -->
</div><!-- /.modal-dialog -->
</div><!-- /.modal -->
The javascript that adds the content to modal. It is within a main method that is called when document is ready:
$('.iot').click(
function()
{
var iotName = event.target.name;
getIots(loadIotQuickView, iotName);
$('h4#quick-view-iot-h4.modal-title').text(event.target.name);
});
The getIots() function: (it includes parameter variable=null because I also use it in another part of code where the varaible parameter is not used. This method sends an ajax post to a servlet, which then responds with an array of iot objects)
var getIots = function(callback, variable=null)
{
var iotsJSON = null;
$.post("DashboardServlet", {loadIotPanel: "true"}, function(response)
{
iotsJSON = response;
callback(response, variable);
});
The loadIotQuickView() function: (This is where I believe I am getting problems)
var loadIotQuickView = function(iotsJSON, iotName)
{
var currentIoT = null;
for(var iot in iotsJSON)
{
if(iotsJSON[iot].appID = iotName)
currentIoT = iotsJSON[iot];
}
if(currentIoT == null)
return;
$('.iot-value[name="iot-name"]').attr("value",currentIoT.appId);
};
I've tried numerous jquery selectors but none of the input field values within the form will change. I've stepped through the code and all of my variables have the correct values that its just the last line that's not executing how I want. I am unsure if there is an issue with my jquery selector or if it is something else. Thanks in advance!
UPDATE:
I've tried the following selectors:
$('.iot-value[name="iot-name"]')
$('input[name="iot-name"]')
$('.iot-value')
$('#connect-iot-modal').find('input[name="iot-name"]')
I've also tried adding an id of "edit-iot-name" to my input field:
$('#edit-iot-name')
$('#connect-iot-modal #edit-iot-name')
But none of these have worked, which leads me to believe that it must not be an issue with my selector.
UPDATE:
I've also tried using .val(currentIoT.appID) with all of the previous selectors. Still not working.

I'm not sure why, but adding the id of the modal that my form is in, which is #quick-view-iot-modal, to my selector worked. However for some reason it only works when I use .val() and not when I use .attr(). So the final result is:
$('#quick-view-iot-modal #edit-iot-name').val(currentIoT.appID);
I'm not sure why it is required to add the id of the modal, and I'm not sure why it doesn't work like this:
$('#quick-view-iot-modal #edit-iot-name').attr("value",currentIoT.appID);
But it works! If anyone knows why it only works with this combination, please let me know!

try:
$('.iot-value[name="iot-name"]').val(currentIoT.appId);
Your selector is pretty weird as well. why not just refer to the input by name?
$('input[name="iot-name"]').val(currentIoT.appId);

In your code here:
$('.iot-value[name="iot-name"]')
"iot-name" is a string literal, and it will not evaluate to the value of your iot-name variable.
I'm guessing that you are looking to use the variable's value in your selector, which would look like this:
$('.iot-value[name="' + iot-name + '"]')

I have been struggling with this problem for 3 hours. The realisation that you must reference the object through the modal div is the winner.
I was trying to do 2 things:
populate the href in an <a> button on my modal
set the value of another field using an onChange()
so I end up with:
$("#modal-form #linkbtn").attr("href", url);
$('#modal-form #inputfield").val(newVal);
Thanks so much for this hint.

LISTEN!
i've got a good solution for all of you guys!
$("#exampleModal").modal("show");
$(function () {
$("#exampleModal #ticket_id").val("your_value_variable");
});
try this way after you load your modal show it then use DOM ready event then set your value to it input text and amazingly it works! this is the easiest and simplest way from me

AngularJS: Target a form with Controller As syntax in an object

Note: I did look around here on SO for solutions, yet no one had the additional issue of the function being in an object.
I have a form in my Angular JS app:
<div ng-app="plunker">
<div ng-controller="PMTController as pmt">
<form name="myForm">
<div class="form-group">
<input type="text" class="form-control" />
</div>
<button class="btn btn-primary" ng-click="pmt.search.resetSearchForm()">Reset</button>
</form>
</div>
</div>
Further, I have a controller with an object:
app.controller('PMTController', function($log) {
var _this = this;
_this.search = {
resetSearchForm: function () {
$log.debug('test');
// how to target the form?
}
};
})
My ng-click works, as the log.debug works. But no amount of tweaking to target the form so that I can reset the entire thing (empty all the fields) works.
I can do $window.myForm.reset(); but how could I do this from angular?
Note please my main issue/question is how to correctly target the form from inside that resetSearchForm function in the search object.
Note I tried changing the form name to pmt.myForm or pmt.search.myForm to no avail.
I tried $setPristine and $setUntouched() but they don't seem to clear the fields.
I know I can assign a model and assign it to all the form controls, but this is for a prototype so I'd rather do a simple reset.
I made a pen: https://codepen.io/smlombardi/pen/YWOPPq?editors=1011#0

Here is my take on your codepen that will hopefully resolve the issue:
https://codepen.io/watsoncn/pen/YWOXqZ?editors=1011
Explanation:
Angular's documentation provides an example of a "Form Reset" button, but you can apply the same logic towards resetting after submission:
Documentation:https://docs.angularjs.org/guide/forms
with a plunker:
Live Example:https://plnkr.co/edit/?p=preview
The example shows the use of Angular's copy method that creates a deep copy of whatever you pass it as a parameter and assigns it to the ng-model that is put on a particular input field. In this case they simply pass it an empty master object.
You need to make sure to add an ng-model attribute to your inputs, then create a reset function that can run after submission. Another common option would be to simply set each input's ng-model to empty strings in the submission function, such as $scope.inputModel = ""
Is this what you were hoping for? I might have misunderstood the question. I will happily take another crack at it if there is still confusion.

To get the form in your controller you just need to name your form this way:
<form name="pmt.myForm">
Here's a complete demo:
(function() {
"use strict";
angular
.module('plunker', [])
.controller('PMTController', PMTController);
PMTController.$inject = ['$log'];
function PMTController($log) {
var _this = this;
_this.model = {};
_this.search = {
resetSearchForm: function() {
console.log(_this.myForm); // -> Form reference
_this.model = {};
}
};
}
})();
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html ng-app="plunker">
<head>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular.js/1.5.8/angular.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body ng-controller="PMTController as pmt">
<div class="col-md-12">
<form name="pmt.myForm">
<div class="form-group">
<input type="text" ng-model="pmt.model.example" class="form-control" />
<input type="text" ng-model="pmt.model.example2" class="form-control" />
<input type="text" ng-model="pmt.model.example3" class="form-control" />
</div>
<button class="btn btn-primary" ng-click="pmt.search.resetSearchForm()">Reset</button>
</form>
<hr> All fields:
<pre ng-bind="pmt.model | json"></pre>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Incorporate directive's functionality into Angular form validation

I have two questions that are related:
First: I have the following directive, who's purpose is to validate whether an input[type=file] is valid or not, however I have no idea how it does it least of all, what the actual code means, here it is:
angular.module('sccateringApp')
.directive('fileModel', ['$parse', function($parse) {
return {
restrict: 'A',
link: function(scope, element, attrs) {
var model = $parse(attrs.fileModel);
var modelSetter = model.assign;
element.bind('change', function(){
scope.$apply(function(){
modelSetter(scope, element[0].files[0]);
});
});
}
};
}]);
Like I said, I have no idea what the above code actually does, the explanation I got from the forum where I copied that was that it validated an input type file. Is this correct? (So far I haven't been able to verify if it works or not since it doesn't work with the code I'm using at the moment to validate my forms).
Second: Having the form below, using angular form validation it doesn't allow the submit button to be clicked until the actual inputs inside the form match the validation rules (enter a name for the category, and the description should have a max length of 144 characters). I included the directive into the file input, however the actual ng-model for the form ignores the required in the input type file and just verifies the rules are met for the first two inputs.
Here is my form:
<form method="post" role="form" name="newCategoryForm" ng-submit="submitForm()" enctype="multipart/form-data" novalidate>
<div class="row">
<div class="row">
<div class="col s12">
<div input-field>
<input type="text" name="cat-name" id="cat-name" ng-class="{ 'ng-invalid' : newCategoryForm.catname.$invalid && !newCategoryForm.catname.$pristine }"
ng-model="catname" required>
<label>Nombre</label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col s12">
<div input-field>
<textarea class="materialize-textarea" name="cat-description" id="cat-description" length="144"
ng-model="catdescription" ng-maxlength="144" required></textarea>
<label>Descripción</label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col s12">
<h6>Imagen de Fondo</h6>
<div class="file-field input-field">
<div class="btn pink darken-2 waves-effect waves-light">
<span>Archivo</span>
<input type="file" name="cat-bgimg" id="cat-bgimg"
file-model="variable" required>
</div>
<div class="file-path-wrapper">
<input class="file-path" type="text">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-large pink darken-2 waves-effect waves-light center-button" ng-disabled="newCategoryForm.$invalid">Crear Categoría</button>
</form>
The first two inputs get validated correctly, the third one (file input) doesn't and I don't really know why since the directive got included on the input (I know natively, ngModel doesn't validate file inputs).
Any ideas or suggestions of how can I fix this? I'm really new to Angular, and all the tutorials are pretty much useless. I come from 5 years of experience working on jQuery, and the transition to Angular hasn't been easy at all.

The directive posted above is used to make the submit get the data found in the <input type="file"></input>.
Also, a variable should be initialized in the controller so that the values found inside the form are copied to said variable, then this variable needs to be sent as a parameter inside the ng-submit="submitForm().
Example:
angular.module('sccateringApp')
.controller('newSubcategoryController', function (httpcalls, $scope) {
...
$scope.subcategory = [];
...
$scope.submitForm = function(subcategory){
...
$scope.request.insertSubcategory(subcategory);
}
});
Each ng-model inside the form would be:
<input type="text" ng-model="category.name">
So that the category variable found in the controller acquires that value.

AngularJS ng-include on ng-click

I would like to find a way to insert HTML (which is optimalized for the controller) into alert div. However I couldn't find a way to do it...
<script type="text/ng-include" id="login.html">
<form data-select="exeption" class="loginBox shadowed" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" novalidate name="login">
<h2>Login alert</h2>
<!--inputs and such, they need to be controlled by the controller-->
</form>
</script>
<script type="text/ng-include" id="bug.html">
<form data-select="exeption" class="bugBox shadowed" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" novalidate name="report">
<h2>Bug report</h2>
<!--inputs and such, they need to be controlled by the controller-->
</form>
</script>
This two templates should be evoked by the JS itself or by user. Those templates should get into this div, but I can't use innerHTML since in templates are some ng-models and such things...
<div id="alert" data-ng-click="empty()" data-ng-controller="alert" role="navigation"></div>

Usually what I do is use ng-if / ng-show .
I'm not sure I understood your request correctly, so I'll write a little example; let's say you have a simple login form:
<form>
<label>
username:
<input name="username" type="text" ng-model="username"/>
</label>
<label>
password:
<input name="password" type="password" ng-model="password"/>
</label>
<button type="submit" ng-click="login()">login</button>
<div class="message" ng-if="message">
</div>
</form>
Inside the controller:
$scope.username = '';
$scope.password = '';
$scope.message = '';
$scope.login = function() {
// login example function with ajax request and success/error promises
myLogin($scope.username, $scope.password)
.success(function() {
$scope.message = 'Logged in!';
})
.error(function(errorMessage) {
$scope.message = errorMessage;
})
}
This way your div is empty when $scope.message is empty and you can show it automatically just giving $scope.message a value.
If you need to have an ng-include, simplest thing you could do is to use it inside a div that you show when you need it:
<div ng-if="showMessage">
<div ng-include="template.html"/>
</div>
UPDATE: following my last example, if you wanted to include a different type of message for every situation, you could use multiple ngIf, including different template; example:
<div ng-if="showMessage">
<div ng-if="message.type == 'alert'" ng-include="'alert.html'"/>
<div ng-if="message.type == 'info'" ng-include="'info.html'"/>
<div ng-if="message.type == 'warning'" ng-include="'warning.html'"/>
<div ng-if="message.type == 'error'" ng-include="'error.html'"/>
</div>
This way you can also do an ngInclude for a login form, or another kind of popup.
UPDATE 2: same last example, but with another solution:
<div ng-if="showMessage">
<div ng-include="templatePath"/>
</div>
then you can give in the controller the whole path to the partial:
$scope.templatePath = 'alert.html';