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How to validate the select method with submit type?

I want to validate the select method with submit type button. I have created a form and under that, I have created the select method and given some options. By submit type, the onClick should validate my submit type with the options in the select method. How can I assign the value of option
to var t based on select?
According to the select option my var t should be changed.
If the value is volvo then it should print val11, similarly Saab= val14, opel= val82, Audi= val34
<select name="carlist" class="temp>
<option value="10">Volvo</option>
<option value="20">Saab</option>
<option value="30">Opel</option>
<option value="45">Audi</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" class="temp" value="submit the answer">
<script>
var t;
if () {
t=value;
} else if () {
t=value;
} else if () {
t=value;
}else {
t=value;
}
</script>

You can call a function on clicking the button. Inside the function get the text of the selected option:
function getValue(){
var el = document.querySelector('.temp');
var val = el.options[el.selectedIndex].text;
var t;
if(val == "Volvo")
t = 'val11';
else if(val == "Saab")
t = 'val14';
if(val == "Opel")
t = 'val82';
else if(val == "Audi")
t = 'val34';
alert(t);
}
<form>
<select name="carlist" class="temp">
<option value="10">Volvo</option>
<option value="20">Saab</option>
<option value="30">Opel</option>
<option value="45">Audi</option>
</select>
<input onclick="getValue()" type="submit" class="temp" value="submit the answer">
</form>
You can also think of using data attribute which is more cleaner and simpler:
function getValue(){
var el = document.querySelector('.temp');
var t = el.options[el.selectedIndex].getAttribute('data-val');
alert(t);
}
<form>
<select name="carlist" class="temp">
<option value="10" data-val="val11">Volvo</option>
<option value="20" data-val="val14">Saab</option>
<option value="30" data-val="val82">Opel</option>
<option value="45" data-val="val34">Audi</option>
</select>
<input onclick="getValue()" type="submit" class="temp" value="submit the answer">
</form>

You can do a few things, here's the simplest I could get away with.
function submitForm() {
const value = document.querySelector('[name="carlist"').value;
console.log(value);
return false; // to prevent it navigating away.
}
<form onsubmit="submitForm()">
<select name="carlist" class="temp">
<option value="1">Volvo</option>
<option value="2">Saab</option>
<option value="3">Opel</option>
<option value="4">Audi</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" class="temp" value="submit the answer">
You can also have some validation running earlier, e.g. on change:
/**
* This function runs on form submit.
*/
function submitForm(event) {
const value = document.querySelector('[name="carlist"').value;
console.log(value);
// to prevent it navigating away.
event.preventDefault();
return false;
}
/**
* This function runs on selection change
*/
function validateCar(changeEvent) {
console.log('Change');
// do something with changeEvent
}
<form onsubmit="submitForm(event)">
<select name="carlist" class="temp" onchange="validateCar(event)">
<option value="1">Volvo</option>
<option value="2">Saab</option>
<option value="3">Opel</option>
<option value="4">Audi</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" class="temp" value="submit the answer">

You can set an id attribute on the select element and then access it through a querySelector or getElementById.
<form id="carForm">
<select name="carlist" class="temp" id="car">
<option value="val11">Volvo</option>
<option value="val14">Saab</option>
<option value="val82">Opel</option>
<option value="val34">Audi</option>
</select>
</form>
let carForm = document.getElementById('carForm');
carForm.onsubmit = function(event) {
var t = document.getElementById('car');
...
}
See codepen example

Second dropdown value is not changing if I doesn't change my first dropdown

I am trying to show a table of reviews by taking the value of two dropdowns. When I was having one dropdown(positive, negative etc) that works fine but when I introduce another dropdown(food, drinks etc) it is not working.
It only works when I change the first dropdown and second dropdown but if I kept the first dropdown unchanged then it's not working
I tried by adding onchange method to the second dropdown. I just started with Javascript so not much idea about what to try.
function printResult(form) {
var output = {
{
output | safe
}
};
var sel = form.list;
var sel2 = form.list2;
var selectedVal = sel.options[sel.selectedIndex].value;
var selectedVal2 = sel2.options[sel.selectedIndex].value;
//document.getElementById("showResult").innerText = "Your number is: " + selectedVal;
//console.log(output);
document.getElementById("showResult").innerText = "Your number is: " + selectedVal2;
}
<form action="dropdown" onSubmit="return printResult(this);">
<label for="sentiment">Sentiment</label>
<div class="styled-select blue semi-square">
<select name="list">
<option value="all">All</option>
<option value="positive">Positive</option>
<option value="negative">Negative</option>
<option value="neutral">Neutral</option>
</select>
</div>
<div>
<select name="list2" onChange="printResult()">
<option value="menu">Menu Range</option>
<option value="food">Food</option>
<option value="drinks">Drinks</option>
<option value="desserts">Desserts</option>
</select>
</div>
<input type="submit" value="Filter">
<span id="showResult"></span>
</form>

You need to pass the form on the change too and return false to not submit the form:
function printResult(form) {
var sel = form.list;
var sel2 = form.list2;
var selectedVal = sel.value;
var selectedVal2 = sel2.value;
document.getElementById("showResult").innerText = "Your number is: " + selectedVal2;
return false;
}
<form action="dropdown" onSubmit="return printResult(this);">
<label for="sentiment">Sentiment</label>
<div class="styled-select blue semi-square">
<select name="list">
<option value="all">All</option>
<option value="positive">Positive</option>
<option value="negative">Negative</option>
<option value="neutral">Neutral</option>
</select>
</div>
<div>
<select name="list2" onChange="printResult(this.form)">
<option value="menu">Menu Range</option>
<option value="food">Food</option>
<option value="drinks">Drinks</option>
<option value="desserts">Desserts</option>
</select>
</div>
<input type="submit" value="Filter">
<span id="showResult"></span>
</form>
Perhaps you wanted this instead
window.addEventListener("load", function() {
document.getElementById("form1").addEventListener("submit", function(e) {
e.preventDefault(); // stop submission
var sel = this.list;
var sel2 = this.list2;
var selectedVal = sel.value;
var selectedVal2 = sel2.value;
document.getElementById("showResult").innerText = (selectedVal && selectedVal2) ? selectedVal + ":" + selectedVal2 : "Please select both";
});
});
<form action="dropdown" id="form1">
<label for="sentiment">Sentiment</label>
<div class="styled-select blue semi-square">
<select name="list">
<option value="">All</option>
<option value="positive">Positive</option>
<option value="negative">Negative</option>
<option value="neutral">Neutral</option>
</select>
</div>
<div>
<select name="list2">
<option value="">Menu Range</option>
<option value="food">Food</option>
<option value="drinks">Drinks</option>
<option value="desserts">Desserts</option>
</select>
</div>
<input type="submit" value="Filter">
<span id="showResult"></span>
</form>

Adding Comma To Javascript Output

I'm trying to run a function that will add commas to the results of a form that multiplies the values of two drop down boxes.
The function I have works on an html element such as p class="points" but it is not working on the output generated by id="results2"
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
<form name="myForm" id="myForm">
<label>Select Amount</label>
<select id="box1" type="select" oninput="calculate()" />
<option value="choose" selected>Choose</option>
<option value="15000">$15,000</option>
<option value="20000">$20,000</option>
<option value="25000">$25,000</option>
<option value="30000">$30,000</option>
<option value="35000">$35,000</option>
</select>
<label>Select Type</label>
<select id="box2" type="select" oninput="calculate()" />
<option value="x" selected>Choose</option>
<option value=".21">1</option>
<option value=".40">2</option>
</select>
<input class="button" type="submit" value="Submit" id="multiply">
<p>
<strong>here are the results:</strong>
</p>
<h3>
<strong>$<span id="result2"></span></strong> a week
</h3>
</form>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#multiply').click(function(event){
event.preventDefault();
var n1=$('#box1').val();
var n2=$('#box2').val();
var result=Math.round(n1*n2*25);
$('#resultholder4').fadeIn(200);
$('#number1').append(n1);
$('#number2').append(n2);
$('#result2').text(result);
});
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function numberWithCommas(x) {
return x.toString().replace(/\B(?=(?:\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ",");
}
$('.points').each(function() {
var v_pound = $(this).html();
v_pound = numberWithCommas(v_pound);
$(this).html(v_pound)
})
</script>

You are just not calling numberWithCommas() on your result. Here is your code with one change (and I had to add the calculate function that is referenced by the select's oninput).
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#multiply').click(function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
var n1=$('#box1').val();
var n2=$('#box2').val();
var result=Math.round(n1*n2*25);
$('#resultholder4').fadeIn(200);
$('#number1').append(n1);
$('#number2').append(n2);
// added call to numberWithCommas, line had been:
//$('#result2').text(result);
// changed to:
$('#result2').text(numberWithCommas(result)); // <--------
});
});
function numberWithCommas(x) {
return x.toString().replace(/\B(?=(?:\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ",");
}
$('.points').each(function() {
var v_pound = $(this).html();
v_pound = numberWithCommas(v_pound);
$(this).html(v_pound)
});
function calculate() {
// ?
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<form name="myForm" id="myForm">
<label>Select Amount</label>
<select id="box1" type="select" oninput="calculate()" />
<option value="choose" selected>Choose</option>
<option value="15000">$15,000</option>
<option value="20000">$20,000</option>
<option value="25000">$25,000</option>
<option value="30000">$30,000</option>
<option value="35000">$35,000</option>
</select>
<label>Select Type</label>
<select id="box2" type="select" oninput="calculate()" />
<option value="x" selected>Choose</option>
<option value=".21">1</option>
<option value=".40">2</option>
</select>
<input class="button" type="submit" value="Submit" id="multiply">
<p>
<strong>here are the results:</strong>
</p>
<h3>
<strong>$<span id="result2"></span></strong> a week
</h3>
</form>

Here is a quick dirty method:
function numberWithCommas(x) {
x = x.toString();
var pattern = /(-?\d+)(\d{3})/;
while (pattern.test(x))
x = x.replace(pattern, "$1,$2");
return x;
}
should add that this was provided by Peter Mortensen:
How to print a number with commas as thousands separators in JavaScript
here is a demo:
https://jsfiddle.net/keinchy/dx7qg4nk/1/
-cheers

Your event handler for #multiply never actually calls numberWithCommas. Replace
$('#result2').text(result);
with
$('#result2').text(numberWithCommas(result));
and it should work.

To redirect a page on Form submit using values from dropdown feild

this is my Form code
<form id="search_mini_form">
<select id="cat" class="input-text-select catvalue" name="cat">
<option value="">All Mediums</option>
<option value="150">Painting</option>
<option value="151">Photography</option>
<option value="152">Work on paper</option>
<option value="153">Drawing</option>
</select>
<select id="style" class="input-text-select styvalue" name="style">
<option value="">All Styles</option>
<option value="54">Abstract</option>
<option value="55">Architectural</option>
</select>
<button class="button" title="Search" type="submit">Search</button>
what trying to achieve on submit my from redirects according to what values are selected from drop down
like if on painting is selected it should redirect to mysite/paintings or if only style (abstract) selected it would redirect to mysite/artwork?abstract or if both selected it should be like mysite/painting?abstract
how can i achieve this ?
i have tried using Jquery
<script type="text/javascript">
$(".catvalue").change(function(){
$catvalue = $(".catvalue option:selected").val();
alert ("$catvalue")
});
$(".styvalue").change(function(){
$styvalue = $(".styvalue option:selected").val();
});
if ($catvalue)
{
$redirecturl = "mysite/"+$jqcatvalue;
}
else if ($styvalue)
{
$redirecturl = "mysite/artwork?"+$styvalue;
}
else if ($styvalue && $styvalue )
{
$redirecturl = "mysite/"+$jqcatvalue="?"+$jqstyvalue;
}
is it right approach ?? how could i pass it to form action ?
edit : using magento so have to get base url by <?php echo Mage::getBaseUrl() ?>

I think what you are looking for here is almost the basic drop down navigation schema, very common implementation similar to this example.
<FORM name="f1">
<SELECT name="s1">
<OPTION SELECTED value="http://www.java2s.com">Java2s.com
<OPTION value="http://www.google.com">Google
<OPTION value="http://www.msn.com">msn
<OPTION value="http://www.perl.com">Perl.com
<OPTION value="http://www.php.net">Php.net
</SELECT>
<INPUT type="button" name="go" value="Go!" onClick="window.location=document.f1.s1.options[document.f1.s1.selectedIndex].value">
</FORM>
Your select options should have the value of the page location to navigate and your onClick value simply calls window.location and uses the selected form data appropriately. No need to actual "submit" the form here to a form handler, use pure javascript like one of the commenters mentioned.
Using this example you could easily add the second portion of your select as a "?option" with an if statement. The onClick could be moved into a function instead of calling window.location directly to do the analysis.
UPDATE: Here is your code re-purposed with this method, it's quick and dirty, might have a couple errors I haven't had the time to check it yet.
<script>
function doSearch() {
var cat = document.search_mini_form.cat.options[document.search_mini_form.cat.selectedIndex].value;
var style = document.search_mini_form.style.options[document.search_mini_form.style.selectedIndex].value;
if ((cat) && (style)) {
alert(cat + "?" + style);
// send to page using variables
}
else if (cat) {
alert(cat);
// send to page using variables
}
else {
alert("nothing selected");
}
}
</script>
<form name="search_mini_form" id="search_mini_form">
<select name="cat" id="cat" class="input-text-select catvalue">
<option value="">All Mediums</option>
<option value="painting">Painting</option>
<option value="photo">Photography</option>
<option value="paper">Work on paper</option>
<option value="drawing">Drawing</option>
</select>
<select name="style" id="style" class="input-text-select styvalue">
<option value="">All Styles</option>
<option value="abstract">Abstract</option>
<option value="arch">Architectural</option>
</select>
<button class="button" title="Search" onClick="doSearch()">Search</button>
</form>

<form id="search_mini_form" action="">
<select id="cat" class="input-text-select catvalue" name="cat">
<option value="">All Mediums</option>
<option value="150">Painting</option>
<option value="151">Photography</option>
<option value="152">Work on paper</option>
<option value="153">Drawing</option>
</select>
<select id="style" class="input-text-select styvalue" name="style">
<option value="">All Styles</option>
<option value="54">Abstract</option>
<option value="55">Architectural</option>
</select>
<button class="button" title="Search" type="submit">Search</button>
$(".input-text-select styvalue").change(function(){
$("search_mini_form").attr("action","mysite/");
var thisvalue = $(this).find("option:selected").text();
$("search_mini_form").attr("action","mysite/"+thisvalue );
});

Please try the following code
<form id="search_mini_form">
<select id="cat" class="input-text-select catvalue" name="cat">
<option value="">All Mediums</option>
<option value="150">Painting</option>
<option value="151">Photography</option>
<option value="152">Work on paper</option>
<option value="153">Drawing</option>
</select>
<select id="style" class="input-text-select styvalue" name="style">
<option value="">All Styles</option>
<option value="54">Abstract</option>
<option value="55">Architectural</option>
</select>
<input class="button" title="Search" type="submit" value="Search"/>
</form>
Check the javascript code
$('#search_mini_form').submit(function(){
var mediums=$('#cat option:selected').text();
var styles=$('#style option:selected').text();
if(styles!="AllStyles" && mediums =="All Mediums")
{
$('#search_mini_form').attr("action",'mysite/artwork?'+styles+'=test');
}
else if(styles =="AllStyles" && mediums !="All Mediums")
{
$('#search_mini_form').attr("action",'mysite/'+mediums);
}
else
{
$('#search_mini_form').attr("action",'mysite/'+mediums+'?'+styles+'=test');
}
});
http://jsfiddle.net/zzyEY/18/

Javascript disable select box on another select box option

I have two select dropdown lists:
<select name="internal_message">
<option value="yes">Yes</option>
<option value="" selected="selected">No</option>
</select>
and
<select name="internal_message_agent">
<option value="">Choose</option>.... etc
</select>
I have tried:
<select name="internal_message">
<option value="yes" onClick="document.getElementById('internal_message_agent').disabled=!this.selected;">Yes</option>
<option value="" selected="selected">No</option>
</select>
but it doesnt work - how can i get it working to disable the internal_message_agent select element to be disabled when the internal_message selected value is "No" and enable it when the selected option is "Yes"

Add an ID to each select and use jquery to disable it like so:
$('#box1').on('change', function(){
if($(this).val()==='no'){
$('#box2').attr('disabled', 'disabled');
}else{
$('#box2').attr('disabled', false);
}
});
http://jsfiddle.net/3MCaG/1/

Here's what it would look like with Javascript and HTML.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<script>
function validate(){
var b1 = document.getElementById("box1");
var f = b1.options[b1.selectedIndex].value;
var b2 = document.getElementById("box2");
if(f == "no"){
b2.disabled="disabled";
}
else{
b2.disabled="";
}
}
</script>
<select id="box1" onchange="validate()">
<option id="yes" value="yes">Yes</option>
<option id="no" value="no" selected="selected">No</option>
</select>
<select id="box2" disabled>
<option></option>
<option value="">Choose</option>
</select>
</html>