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AngularJS: Write inside input box via JS, Do not transfer the value in the JSON

Background: I have an external device (barcode reader) that sends information back to a tablet when the user scans something. I subscribe to that channel and I need the value to be inside the currently focused cell and write it there.
Bug: I can catch the subscription and write the value visually in the Input box, but it never reaches the JSON underneath.
I also tried $scope.$apply() but it did not change anything (maybe I used it wrong).
"Working" Plunker with the problem
$scope.randomClickOnStuff = function() {
// Here Randomely publish stuff with value so we can write it in specific field.
window.setTimeout(function() {
if (!$scope.stopMe) {
vm.objectOtSubscribeTo.publish(channelToUse, Date.now());
$scope.randomClickOnStuff();
} else {
// Stop the loop.
}
}, 1000);
};
var callbackCompleted = function(resultValue) {
// Important code Here
// Code to write in the input box here.
console.log(resultValue);
if (document.activeElement.localName == "input") {
// Option 1:
//--> Work Visually <-- but do not put the value inside the JSON.
document.activeElement.value = resultValue;
$scope.$apply();
// Option 2:
// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11873627/angularjs-ng-model-binding-not-updating-when-changed-with-jquery
// Problem: The "document.activeElement.attributes['ng-model'].value" is not link with the scope, but with the ng-repeat row. So I have access to the Scope, but not the Row item.
//var binding = document.activeElement.attributes['ng-model'].value;
// Rule: I might not know where the Item is so I cannot do $scope.complexObject[row][binding]
} else {
console.log("not inside a Input box.");
}
};
vm.objectOtSubscribeTo.subscribe(channelToUse, callbackCompleted);
Thanks

One solution would be to keep track of the selected row and cell by setting them on focus of one of the cells
$scope.focusedRow = false;
$scope.focusedCell = false;
$scope.setFocused = (row, cell) => {
$scope.focusedRow = row;
$scope.focusedCell = cell;
};
/* In callback... */
if ($scope.focusedRow !== false && $scope.focusedCell !== false) {
$scope.$apply(
() => $scope.complexObject[$scope.focusedRow]
["cellInTheRow"][$scope.focusedCell] = resultValue
);
}
<input type="text" ng-model="row.cellInTheRow[key]"
ng-focus="setFocused(rowKey, key)" ng-blur="setFocused(false, false)">
Example: https://plnkr.co/edit/och5PoepJuRde0oONIjm?p=preview

jquery .val() not returning correct value

In the below function I want to show and hide an element based on other options selected on the page (radio buttons). The problem is, the var complianceMember always returns the first value for the set of radio buttons it's part of and not the selected value, why is this? The other two variables return the correct values.
$(document).ready(function() {
$('input[name="waste-management-plan"]').change(function () {
var producerType = $('input[name="producertype"]').val();
var complianceMember = $('input[name="compliance-member"]').val();
if ($(this).val() == 'Y' && complianceMember == 'Y' && producerType == 'both' ) {
$('.producerOp3').show();
} else {
$('.producerOp3').hide();
console.log( $(this).val(),complianceMember,producerType );
}
});
});

You need to use a filter to find the checked radio button and then get its value. You can use the :checked selector
var complianceMember = $('input[name="compliance-member"]:checked').val();

Since you mentioned radio group, you have to get the value of radio button which is checked
var complianceMember = $('input[name="compliance-member"]:checked').val();

jquery check values in form

I have two inputs where I am checking to make sure that they are not empty before the form submits.
My issue is that it only validates #from_date. Is the issue that .val will only check the last id in the list?
$('#submitDates').click(function () {
// Get the fields you want to validate
var name = $("#to_date, #from_date");
// Check if field is empty or not
if (name.val()=='') {
alert ('Please Select Dates')
return false;
} ;
});
});

Any specific reason you're hooking on .click and not .submit?
You can iterate through the selected elements and check for a violating element using .each
var found = false;
$("#to_date, #from_date").each(function(i,name){
// Check if field is empty or not
if (!found && $(name).val()=='') {
alert ('Please Select Dates')
found = true;
} ;
});
return !found;

In your example var name = $("#to_date, #from_date"); is giving you a collection of two inputs and by doing if (name.val()=='') jQuery is checking only the first element in the collection, so it's not working. You may try this
$('#submitDates').click(function () {
var name = $("#to_date, #from_date");
if ( name[0].value == '' || name[1].value == '' ) {
alert ('Please Select Dates');
return false;
}
});
In the above example name[0].value refers to the first element and name[1].value refers to the second element. If you want to use jQuery's val() method then you can use it like $(name[0]).val() and $(name[1]).val().
Also you should consider to use submit event of the form instead of button's click event.

How to test if users has made any changes to a form if they haven't saved it

Basically the same functionality as stackoverflow when posting a question, if you start writing a post then try to reload the page. You get a javascript alert box warning message.
I understand how to check if the form has been changed, although how do I do the next step.
I.E: How to I check this when leaving the page, on here you get "This page is asking you to confirm that you want to leave - data you have entered may not be saved."?
EDIT: found correct answer here to another question https://stackoverflow.com/a/2366024/560287

I'm very sure that if you search, 'jQuery detect form change plugin', you will find something much more usable than this semi-pseudo code i'm about to write:
formChanged = function(form) {
form.find('input[type="text"], textarea').each(function(elem) {
if (elem.defaultValue != elem.value) {
return true;
}
});
// repeat for checkbox/radio: .defaultChecked
// repeat for ddl/listbox: .defaultSelected
return false;
}
usage:
if (formChanged($('form')) { // do something }
Note that this is to detect changes against the original rendered value. For instance, if a textbox has a value = "x", and the user changes it to "y", then changes it back to "x"; this will detect it as NO change.
If you do not care about this scenario, you can just do this:
window.formChanged = false;
$(':input').change(function() {
window.formChanged = true;
});
Then you can just check that value.

Yes, it is JavaScript as HTML is just a markup language.
Yes, jQuery can be used for this. It's preferable over vanilla JavaScript as it makes things easier, although it does add some overhead.

There are a number of ways to check if any of a form's controls have changed.
To check for changes from the default, most can be checked against the defaultValue property. For radio buttons, you should always have one checked by default, so check if it's still selected or not. Similarly for selects, set the selected attribute for the default option and see if it's still selected, and so on.
Alternatively, if all your form controls have an ID or unique name, you can collect all their values onload and then check their values when the form is submitted.
Another method is to listen for change events on each form control, but that is a bit over the top.
Here's a POJS version that takes the same approach as rkw's answer:
/*
Check if any control in a form has changed from its default value.
Checks against the default value for inputs and textareas,
defaultChecked for radio buttons and checkboxes, and
default selected for select (option) elements.
*/
function formChanged(form) {
var control, controls = form.elements;
var tagName, type;
for (var i=0, iLen=controls.length; i<iLen; i++) {
control = controls[i];
tagName = control.tagName.toLowerCase();
type = control.type;
// textarea
if (tagName == 'textarea') {
if (control.value != control.defaultValue) {
return true;
}
// input
} else if (tagName == 'input') {
// text
if (type == 'text') {
if (control.value != control.defaultValue) {
return true;
}
// radio and checkbox
} else if (type == 'radio' || type == 'checkbox') {
if (control.checked != control.defaultChecked) {
return true;
}
}
// select multiple and single
} else if (tagName == 'select') {
var option, options = control.options;
for (var j=0, jLen=options.length; j<jLen; j++) {
option = options[j];
if (option.selected != option.defaultSelected) {
return true;
}
}
}
}
// Not really needed, but some like the return value to
// be a consistent Type
return false;
}
Note that you need to be careful with select elements. For a single select, you should always set one option to selected, as if there is no default selected, some browsers will make the first option selected and others wont.

Disabling/enabling a button based on multiple other controls using Javascript/jQuery

I have a bunch of controls:
When a user clicks the Generate button, a function uses all of the values from the other controls to generate a string which is then put in the Tag text box.
All of the other controls can have a value of null or empty string. The requirement is that if ANY of the controls have no user entered value then the Generate button is disabled. Once ALL the controls have a valid value, then the Generate button is enabled.
What is the best way to perform this using Javascript/jQuery?

This can be further optimized, but should get you started:
var pass = true;
$('select, input').each(function(){
if ( ! ( $(this).val() || $(this).find(':selected').val() ) ) {
$(this).focus();
pass = false;
return false;
}
});
if (pass) {
// run your generate function
}
http://jsfiddle.net/ZUg4Z/
Note: Don't use this: if ( ! ( $(this).val() || $(this).find(':selected').val() ) ).
It's just for illustration purposes.

This code assumes that all the form fields have a default value of the empty string.
$('selector_for_the_parent_form')
.bind('focus blur click change', function(e){
var
$generate = $('selector_for_the_generate_button');
$generate.removeAttr('disabled');
$(this)
.find('input[type=text], select')
.each(function(index, elem){
if (!$(elem).val()) {
$generate.attr('disabled', 'disabled');
}
});
});
Basically, whenever an event bubbles up to the form that might have affected whether the generate button ought to be displayed, test whether any inputs have empty values. If any do, then disable the button.
Disclaimer: I have not tested the code above, just wrote it in one pass.

If you want the Generate button to be enabled as soon as the user presses a key, then you probably want to capture the keypress event on each input and the change event on each select box. The handlers could all point to one method that enables/disables the Generate button.
function updateGenerateButton() {
if (isAnyInputEmpty()) {
$("#generateButton").attr("disabled", "disabled");
} else {
$("#generateButton").removeAttr("disabled");
}
}
function isAnyInputEmpty() {
var isEmpty = false;
$("#input1, #input2, #select1, #select2").each(function() {
if ($(this).val().length <= 0) {
isEmpty = true;
}
});
return isEmpty;
}
$("#input1, #input2").keypress(updateGenerateButton);
$("#select1, #select2").change(updateGenerateButton);
The above assumes that your input tags have "id" attributes like input1 and select2.