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JQuery: Finding a way to name cloned input fields

I'm not the best at using jQuery, but I do require it to be able to make my website user-friendly.
I have several tables involved in my website, and for each the user should be able to add/delete rows. I created a jquery function, with help from stackoverflow, and it successfully added/deleted rows. Now the only problem with this is the names for those input fields is slightly messed up. I would like each input field to be an array: so like name[0] for the first row, name[1] for the second row, etc. I have a bunch of tables all with different inputs, so how would I make jQuery adjust the names accordingly?
My function, doesn't work completely, but I do not know how to go about changing it.
My Jquery function looks like:
$(document).ready(function() {
$("body").on('click', '.add_row', function() {
var tr = $(this).closest('.row').prev('table').find('tr.ia_table:last');
var clone = tr.clone();
clone.find("input").val('');
clone.find("select").val('');
clone.find('input').each(function(i) {
$(this).attr('name', $(this).attr('name') + i);
});
clone.find('select').each(function(i) {
$(this).attr('name', $(this).attr('name') + i);
});
tr.after(clone);
});
$("body").on('click', '.delete_row', function() {
var rowCount = $(this).closest('.row').prev('table').find('tr.ia_table').length;
var tr = $(this).closest('.row').prev('table').find('tr.ia_table:last');
if (rowCount > 1) {
tr.remove();
};
});
});
I also created a jsFiddle here: https://jsfiddle.net/tareenmj/err73gLL/.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
UPDATE - Partial Working Solution
After help from a lot of users, I was able to create a function which does this:
$("body").on('click', '.add_row', function() {
var tr = $(this).closest('.row').prev('table').find('tr.ia_table:last');
var clone = tr.clone();
clone.find("input").val('');
clone.find("select").val('');
clone.find('input').each(function() {
var msg=$(this).attr('name');
var x=parseInt(msg.split('[').pop().split(']').shift());
var test=msg.substr(0,msg.indexOf('['))+"[";
x++;
x=x.toString();
test=test+x+"]";
$(this).attr('name', test);
});
clone.find('select').each(function() {
var msg1=$(this).attr('name');
var x1=parseInt(msg1.split('[').pop().split(']').shift());
var test1=msg1.substr(0,msg1.indexOf('['))+"[";
x1++;
x1=x1.toString();
test1=test1+x1+"]";
$(this).attr('name', test1);
});
tr.after(clone);
});
A working jsFiddle is here: https://jsfiddle.net/tareenmj/amojyjjn/2/
The only problem is that if I do not select any of the options in the select inputs, it doesn't provide me with a value of null, whereas it should. Any tips on fixing this issue?

I think I understand your problem. See if this fiddle works for you...
This is what I did, inside each of the clone.find() functions, I added the following logic...
clone.find('input').each(function(i) {
// extract the number part of the name
number = parseInt($(this).attr('name').substr($(this).attr('name').indexOf("_") + 1));
// increment the number
number += 1;
// extract the name itself (without the row index)
name = $(this).attr('name').substr(0, $(this).attr('name').indexOf('_'));
// add the row index to the string
$(this).attr('name', name + "_" + number);
});
In essence, I separate the name into 2 parts based on the _, the string and the row index. I increment the row index every time the add_row is called.
So each row will have something like the following structure when a row is added...
// row 1
sectionTB1_1
presentationTB1_1
percentageTB1_1
courseTB1_1
sessionTB1_1
reqElecTB1_1
// row 2
sectionTB1_2
presentationTB1_2
percentageTB1_2
courseTB1_2
sessionTB1_2
reqElecTB1_2
// etc.
Let me know if this is what you were looking for.

Full Working Solution for Anyone Who needs it
So after doing loads and loads of research, I found a very simple way on how to do this. Instead of manually adjusting the name of the array, I realised that the clone method will do it automatically for you if you supply an array as the name. So something like name="name[]" will end up working. The brackets without any text has to be there. Explanation can't possible describe the code fully, so here is the JQuery code required for this behaviour to work:
$(document).ready(function() {
$("body").on('click', '.add_row', function() {
var tr = $(this).closest('.row').prev('table').find('tr.ia_table:last');
var clone = tr.clone();
clone.find("input").val('');
tr.after(clone);
});
$("body").on('click', '.delete_row', function() {
var rowCount =
$(this).closest('.row').prev('table').find('tr.ia_table').length;
var tr = $(this).closest('.row').prev('table').find('tr.ia_table:last');
if (rowCount > 1) {
tr.remove();
};
});
});
A fully working JSfiddle is provided here: https://jsfiddle.net/tareenmj/amojyjjn/5/
Just a tip, that you have to be remove the disabled select since this will not pass a value of null.

exchanging values in a select list with jQuery

I'm trying to swap select option values with jQuery when a links clicked, at the moment its just resetting the select when the links clicked, not sure what's going wrong?:
jQuery:
$(function () {
$("#swapCurrency").click(function (e) {
var selectOne = $("#currency-from").html();
var selectTwo = $("#currency-to").html();
$("#currency-from").html(selectTwo);
$("#currency-to").html(selectOne);
return false;
});
});
JS Fiddle here: http://jsfiddle.net/tchh2/

I wrote it in a step-by-step way so it is easier to understand:
$("#swapCurrency").click(function (e) {
//get the DOM elements for the selects, store them into variables
var selectOne = $("#currency-from");
var selectTwo = $("#currency-to");
//get all the direct children of the selects (option or optgroup elements)
//and remove them from the DOM but keep events and data (detach)
//and store them into variables
//after this, both selects will be empty
var childrenOne = selectOne.children().detach();
var childrenTwo = selectTwo.children().detach();
//put the children into their new home
childrenOne.appendTo(selectTwo);
childrenTwo.appendTo(selectOne);
return false;
});
jsFiddle Demo
Your approach works with transforming DOM elements to HTML and back. The problem is you lose important information this way, like which element was selected (it is stored in a DOM property, not an HTML attribute, it just gives the starting point).
children()
detach()
appendTo()

That happens because you remove all elements from both <select> fields and put them as new again. To make it working as expected you'd better move the actual elements as follows:
$("#swapCurrency").click(function(e) {
var options = $("#currency-from > option").detach();
$("#currency-to > option").appendTo("#currency-from");
$("#currency-to").append(options);
return false;
});
DEMO: http://jsfiddle.net/tchh2/2/

You are replacing the whole HTML (every option) within the <select>. As long as each select has the same amount of options and they correspond to each other, you can use the selected index property to swap them:
$("#swapCurrency").click(function (e) {
var selOne = document.getElementById('currency-from'),
selTwo = document.getElementById('currency-to');
var selectOne = selOne.selectedIndex;
var selectTwo = selTwo.selectedIndex;
selOne.selectedIndex = selectTwo;
selTwo.selectedIndex = selectOne;
return false;
});
JSFiddle

Access a label's attribute using jquery

I have some data coming from the server in which I fill A Div in the Html page with.
The way I write the div is as follows:
<div class="BigDiv"><label class = "AttList" Std_Id="' + Std_Id + '">' + Std_Name +'</label></div>
Now, I want the data inside this div.
There are some other labels inside the div so I use this.children to access this label.
var labels = $(this).children('div');
var StdName = this.children[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
I want to access the Std_Id inside the Std_Id attribute, but I don't know how to do it ... Do you have any ideas?
Thanks.

Assuming that $(this) is a reference to the .BigDiv element:
var StdName = $(this).find('label').attr('Std_Id');
Or, similarly, and with the assumption that this is the .BigDiv element:
var children = this.childNodes;
for (var i=0,len=children.length; i<len; i++){
if (children[i].nodeType == 1 && children[i].tagName.toLowerCase() == 'label'){
var StdName = this.getAttribute('Std_Id');
}
}
References:
jQuery:
attr().
find().
JavaScript
element.getAttribute().
node.nodeType.
tagName.
toLowerCase().

Use getAttribute:
var labels = $(this).children('div');
var StdId = this.children[0].getAttribute("Std_Id");
Note that, according to the HTML5 spec, custom attributes should start with data-, though most browsers can tolerate it.

To save elements, which were selected using a jQuery-Selector, do this:
$labels = $('.BigDiv').find('label');
Now you can loop through each label with jQuery's foreach loop:
$.each($labels, function() {
var std_id = $(this).attr('Std_Id');
// do something with std_id
});

You could use the attr method as such,
var value = $('.AttList').attr('Std_Id');
EDIT
OK, so you for your implementation, you need to do this...
var value = $(this).find('.AttList').attr('Std_Id');
Assuming that this is the div or the parent of that div

Altering the value of an option (select) element?

I'm attempting to select the selected value of a <select> form element, and append the value with -R. (This will be for regex matching later on). Anyway, so far I've tried the following:
Attempt 1:
var country = $('select[name=g_country\\['+value+'\\]]').val();
$('select[name=g_country\\['+value+'\\]]').find('option[value=' + value +']').val(country + '-R');
Attempt 2:
var country = $('select[name=g_country\\['+value+'\\]]').val();
$('select[name=g_country\\['+value+'\\]]').val(country + '-R');
I can tell that the selection of the correct form element (using delete_x, where x is a number) works fine, as the form elements to disable when .select-delete is clicked, however the value setting doesn't. The commented portion down the bottom is what I've been using to check the value of the <select> element post-value change (or what should be post-value change).
Here's a link to my jsFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/gPF8X/11/
Any help/edits/answers will be greatly appreciated!

Try this:
$('.select-delete').click( function() {
var value = $(this).attr('id');
value = value.replace('delete_', '');
var country = $('select[name=g_country\\['+value+'\\]] option:selected').val() + '-R';
alert(country);
$('select[name=g_country\\['+value+'\\]] option:selected').val(country);
$('select[name=g_country\\['+value+'\\]]').attr('disabled','1');
$('input[name=g_url\\['+value+'\\]]').attr('disabled','1');
$(this).css('display', 'none');
var check = $('select[name=g_country\\['+value+'\\]]').val();
$('#test').append(check);
});
There is an issue with your HTML as well.

Finally came up with the right selector, props to #gjohn for the idea.
Here's my final working code, that appropriately adds -R to the end of g_country[x]:
$('.select-delete').click( function() {
var value = $(this).attr('id');
value = value.replace('delete_', '');
var country = $('select[name=g_country\\['+value+'\\]]').val();
$('select[name=g_country\\['+value+'\\]] > option:selected').val(country + '-R');
$('select[name=g_country\\['+value+'\\]]').attr('disabled','1');
$('input[name=g_url\\['+value+'\\]]').attr('disabled','1');
$(this).css('display', 'none');
});

Jquery Load global function partially working

Here is the code.
function product_analysis_global() {
$(':checkbox:checked').each(function() {
$('#product_' + this.alt).load(this.title);
$('#product_quantity_PRI_' + this.alt).value = this.value;
});
}
All working except the last line that is not working, any ideas. Should return the value of the current checkbox to the appropriate field '#product_quantity_PRI_' + this.alt
Many Thanks.

.value isn't a jQuery object property (it's a DOM object one), it should be .val() like this:
$('#product_quantity_PRI_' + this.alt).val(this.value);
Or (more for illustration), the direct jQuery-less DOM method:
document.getElementById('product_quantity_PRI_' + this.alt).value = this.value;

Use the val() function.
var $this = $(this)
$('#product_quantity_PRI_' + $this.attr('alt')).val($this.val());