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Javascript onclick for class and name

I'm new to JavaScript and am unsure how to do the following:
I've got two links with the same css "class" but different "name" attributes. I need to perform different functions to each one individually when clicked using unobtrusive Javascript. Is there anyway to do this?
Example code:
<a class="ClassName" name="link1">Link 1</a>
<a class="ClassName" name="link2">Link 2</a>
Lets say I need to output "This is link 1" to the console when I click link 1. And "this is link 2" when Link 2 is clicked.

Attach an event handler to the elements, and just check the name and do whatever you'd like
var elems = document.querySelectorAll('.ClassName');
for (var i=elems.length; i--;) {
elems[i].addEventListener('click', fn, false);
}
function fn() {
if ( this.name == 'link1' ) {
console.log('This is link1');
} else if ( this.name == 'link2' ) {
console.log('This is link2');
}
}
FIDDLE

You can do like in this JS Fiddle Demo , its pretty simple:
JS:
var anchorTags = document.querySelectorAll('.ClassName');
for (var i = 0; i < anchorTags.length; i++) {
anchorTags[i].onclick = function() {
alert(this.innerHTML);
}
}
Hope this helps.

It's not very performant but you can use name selectors. .className[name=link1] however, if you have multiple links the best way to handle something like this is to use event delegation. It's really easy if you have access to jquery
I would do something like
parent.on('click', '.ClassName', function(event) {
var button = $(this),
name = button.attr(name);
switch(name):
case link1
case link2
...
});
this way you don't have to assign individual events to the different links. You could also do something like this without event delegation if you really wanted to it would just be changing it to
var links = $('.ClassName');
links.on('click', function() {
...
});
Keep in mind that the latter will attach an eventHandler to each link.
If you don't have jQuery you can still do this you just need to grab the elements differently and handle attachEvent vs addEventHandler. Also, applying the delegation will require delving into the event.currentTarget object.
something like:
var parent = document.getElementById('parentid');
parent.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
if (event.currentTarget.getAttribute('class')indexOf('ClassName') > -1) {
... do stuff w/ that link here
}
});

Change li class in jquery

I want to change the class of the current li(list) which is selected
$('li.doBlokkeer').click(function(e) {
$(this).addClass('doDEBlokkeer').removeClass('doBlokkeer');
});
$('li.doDEBlokkeer').click(function(e) {
$(this).addClass('doBlokkeer').removeClass('doDEBlokkeer');
});
so if a current li is selected its class need to be changed (it needs to have doDEBlokkeer). The above code works..
The problem is that this only works once for each LI item..
when I click on li.doBlokkeer the class changes which is good, but when I press the same current li again, it calls the same function li.doBlokkeer instead of li.doDEBlokkeer function (despite the css class) . I tried so much stuff but i really can't find any solution. can you guys help me out? I have been searching for a solution for more then 14 hours, so frustrated right now...

Issue is that you are binding the event on the class selector (for the element existed in DOM at that time ) which gets changed dynamically so your binding is lost. You can consider using event delegation syntax or bind it to a different class/selector which doesn't change.
Using Event delegation (jq >=1.7) you can try:
$('ul').on('click', 'li.doBlokkeer', function(e) {
$(this).addClass('doDEBlokkeer').removeClass('doBlokkeer');
});
$('ul').on('click', 'li.doDEBlokkeer', function(e) {
$(this).addClass('doBlokkeer').removeClass('doDEBlokkeer');
});
Another shortcut:
$('.cls').click(function (e) { // add a common class to all lis and bind the click event to that.
var flg = $(this).is('.doBlokkeer'); //check if it is a specific class
$(this).addClass(function () {
return flg ? 'doDEBlokkeer' : 'doBlokkeer'; //based on flag return the other class
}).removeClass(function () {
return flg ? 'doBlokkeer' : 'doDEBlokkeer'; //based on flag return the other class
});
});
or just:
$('.cls').click(function (e) {
$(this).toggleClass('doDEBlokkeer').toggleClass('doBlokkeer');
});
Fiddle
Fiddle

Also, please consider this:
$('li').click(function()
{
var $this = $(this),
one = 'doBlokkeer',
two = 'doDEBlokkeer';
if ( $this.hasClass(one) ) {
$this.removeClass(one).addClass(two);
} else {
$this.removeClass(two).addClass(one);
}
});

Use .toggleClass
$('li.doBlokkeer').click(function(e) {
$(this).toggleClass('doDEBlokkeer');
});
There is no need for the second click event

The issue is as explained earlier, that you bind the event to an element with the given class name, then, on click you change the class name, so the handler doesn't listen to it any more...
I would recommend to stick with event delegation because it's lighter and you can also nest elements in your lis (like a link or a div etc.):
First add the class 'cls'to your <ul>, so <ul class="cls">. Your HTML could the look like:
<ul class="cls">
<li class="doBlokkeer"><div>Click on me</div></li>
<li class="doDEBlokkeer">Click on me</li>
<li class="doBlokkeer">Click on me</li>
<li class="doBlokkeer">Click on me</li>
</ul>
All you need for your javaScript is now:
$('.cls').on('click', '.doDEBlokkeer, .doBlokkeer', function (e) {
$(this).toggleClass('doDEBlokkeer doBlokkeer');
});
...which requires jQuery 1.7. If you have only jQuery 1.4.2 and up you can use '.delegate()`
$('.cls').delegate('.doDEBlokkeer, .doBlokkeer', 'click', function (e) {
$(this).toggleClass('doDEBlokkeer doBlokkeer');
});
The event (and only one) is now on the ul and the .on() pickes out the right elements defined by the class names you passed through.
I updated the fiddle from PSL

Defining a single jQuery function for separate DOM elements

I have several jQuery click functions- each is attached to a different DOM element, and does slightly different things...
One, for example, opens and closes a dictionary, and changes the text...
$(".dictionaryFlip").click(function(){
var link = $(this);
$(".dictionaryHolder").slideToggle('fast', function() {
if ($(this).is(":visible")) {
link.text("dictionary ON");
}
else {
link.text("dictionary OFF");
}
});
});
HTML
<div class="dictionaryHolder">
<div id="dictionaryHeading">
<span class="dictionaryTitle">中 文 词 典</span>
<span class="dictionaryHeadings">Dialog</span>
<span class="dictionaryHeadings">Word Bank</span>
</div>
</div>
<p class="dictionaryFlip">toggle dictionary: off</p>
I have a separate click function for each thing I'd like to do...
Is there a way to define one click function and assign it to different DOM elements? Then maybe use if else logic to change up what's done inside the function?
Thanks!
Clarification:
I have a click function to 1) Turn on and off the dictionary, 2) Turn on and off the menu, 3) Turn on and off the minimap... etc... Just wanted to cut down on code by combining all of these into a single click function

You can of course define a single function and use it on multiple HTML elements. It's a common pattern and should be utilized if at all possible!
var onclick = function(event) {
var $elem = $(this);
alert("Clicked!");
};
$("a").click(onclick);
$(".b").click(onclick);
$("#c").click(onclick);
// jQuery can select multiple elements in one selector
$("a, .b, #c").click(onclick);
You can also store contextual information on the element using the data- custom attribute. jQuery has a nice .data function (it's simply a prefixed proxy for .attr) that allows you to easily set and retrieve keys and values on an element. Say we have a list of people, for example:
<section>
<div class="user" data-id="124124">
<h1>John Smith</h1>
<h3>Cupertino, San Franciso</h3>
</div>
</section>
Now we register a click handler on the .user class and get the id on the user:
var onclick = function(event) {
var $this = $(this), //Always good to cache your jQuery elements (if you use them more than once)
id = $this.data("id");
alert("User ID: " + id);
};
$(".user").click(onclick);

Here's a simple pattern
function a(elem){
var link = $(elem);
$(".dictionaryHolder").slideToggle('fast', function() {
if (link.is(":visible")) {
link.text("dictionary ON");
}
else {
link.text("dictionary OFF");
}
});
}
$(".dictionaryFlip").click(function(){a(this);});
$(".anotherElement").click(function(){a(this);});

Well, you could do something like:
var f = function() {
var $this = $(this);
if($this.hasClass('A')) { /* do something */ }
if($this.hasClass('B')) { /* do something else */ }
}
$('.selector').click(f);
and so inside the f function you check what was class of clicked element
and depending on that do what u wish

For better performance, you can assign only one event listener to your page. Then, use event.target to know which part was clicked and what to do.
I would put each action in a separate function, to keep code readable.
I would also recommend using a unique Id per clickable item you need.
$("body").click(function(event) {
switch(event.target.id) {
// call suitable action according to the id of clicked element
case 'dictionaryFlip':
flipDictionnary()
break;
case 'menuToggle':
toggleMenu()
break;
// other actions go here
}
});
function flipDictionnary() {
// code here
}
function toggleMenu() {
// code here
}
cf. Event Delegation with jQuery http://www.sitepoint.com/event-delegation-with-jquery/

How Store and Disable Event of another element Temporary

I am looking for a way to manage the events. I have a hover function for element A, and click function for element B. I want to disable A`s hover function temporary while the second click of B.
I am looking for a way that not necessary to rewrite the hole function of A inside of B. Something very simply just like "Store and Disable Event, Call Stored Function"
I found some technique like .data('events') and console.log. I tired but failed, or maybe I wrote them in a wrong way.
Please help and advice!
$(A).hover();
$(b).click(
if($.hasData($(A)[0])){ // if A has event,
//STORE all the event A has, and disable
}else{
//ENABLE the stored event for A
}
);

Try this
var hoverme = function() {
alert('Hover Event Fired');
};
$('.A').hover(hoverme);
var i = 0;
$('.B').on('click', function(){
if(i%2 === 0){
// Unbind event
$('.A').off('hover');
}
else{
// Else bind the event
$('.A').hover(hoverme);
}
i++;
});
Check Fiddle

I think that what you want to do is something like this (example for JQuery 1.7.2):
$("#a").hover(function(){alert("test")});
$("#a")[0].active=true;
$("#b").click(function(){
if($("#a")[0].active){
$("#a")[0].storedEvents = [];
var hoverEvents = $("#a").data("events").mouseover;
jQuery.each(hoverEvents , function(key,handlerObj) {
$("#a")[0].storedEvents.push(handlerObj.handler);
});
$("#a").off('hover');
}else{
for(var i=0;i<$("#a")[0].storedEvents.length;i++){
$("#a").hover($("#a")[0].storedEvents[i]);
}
}
$("#a")[0].active = ($("#a")[0].active)==false;
});​
JSFiddle Example
But there are a couple of things that you must have in consideration:
This will only work if you add the events with JQuery, because JQuery keeps an internal track of the event handlers that have been added.
Each version of JQuery handles data("events") differently, that means that this code may not work with other version of JQuery.
I hope that this helps.
EDIT:
data("events") was an internal undocumented data structure used in JQuery 1.6 and JQUery 1.7, but it has been removed in JQuery 1.8. So in JQuery 1.8 the only way to access the events data is through: $._data(element, "events"). But keep in mind the advice from the JQuery documentation: this is not a supported public interface; the actual data structures may change incompatibly from version to version.

You could try having a variable that is outside the scope of functions a and b, and use that variable to trigger the action to take in function b on function a.
var state;
var a = function() {
if(!state) {
state = true;
// Add hover action and other prep. I'd create a third function to handle this.
console.log(state);
};
var b = function() {
if(state) {
state = false;
// Do unbinding of hover code with third function.
} else {
state = true;
// Do whatever else you needed to do
}
}
Without knowing more about what you're trying to do, I'd try something similar to this.

It sounds like you want to disable the click hover event for A if B is clicked.
$("body").on("hover", "#a", function(){
alert("hovering");
});
$("#b").click( function(){
$("body").off("hover", "#a", function() {
alert("removed hovering");
});
});
You can use the jQuery off method, have a look at this fiddle. http://jsfiddle.net/nKLwK/1/

Define a function to assign to hover on A element, so in b click, call unbind('hover') for A element and in second click on b element define again a function to hover, like this:
function aHover(eventObject) {
// Todo when the mouse enter object. You can use $(this) here
}
function aHoverOut(eventObject) {
// Todo when the mouse leave the object. You can use $(this) here
}
$(A).hover(aHover, aHoverOut);
// ...
$(b).click(function(eventObject) {
if($.hasData($(A)[0])){ // if A has event,
$(A).unbind('mouseenter mouseleave'); // This is because not a event hover, jQuery convert the element.hover(hoverIn, hoverOut) in element.bind('mouseenter', hoverIn) and element.bind('mouseleave', hoverOut)
}else{
$(A).hover(aHover, aHoverOut);
}
});

There are provably better ways to do it, but this works fine, on document ready do this:
$("#a")[0].active=false;
$("#b").click(function(){
$("#a")[0].active = ($("#a")[0].active)==false;
if($("#a")[0].active){
$("#a").hover(function(){alert("test")});
}else{
$("#a").off('hover');
}
});
JSFiddle example

You can use .off function from jQuery to unbind the hover on your "a" element.
function hoverA() {
alert('I\'m on hover');
}
$('#a').hover( hoverA );
var active = true;
$('#b').on('click', function(){
if(active){
$('#a').off('hover');
active = false;
} else{
$('#a').hover(hoverA);
active = true;
}
});
Live demo available here : http://codepen.io/joe/pen/wblpC

Jquery change values mouseover

I wrote this code but it doesn't work:
JavaScript:
$(function() {
var menu_h_number=5
for (i=1; i<=menu_h_number; i++)
{
$(".web_header_mb_"+i).show(1000);
$(".web_header_mb_"+i).css("background", "#FF0000");
$(".web_header_mb_"+i).hover(function ()
{
$(".web_header_mb_"+i).css("width", "200");
});
$(".web_header_mb_"+i).mouseout(function ()
{
$(".web_header_mb_"+i).css("width", "300");
});
}
});
HTML:
<div id="menu" class="web_header_mb_1"></div>
<div id="menu" class="web_header_mb_2"></div>
<div id="menu" class="web_header_mb_3"></div>
<div id="menu" class="web_header_mb_4"></div>
<div id="menu" class="web_header_mb_5"></div>
When start show different ids in the bucle but when I do a mouseover, there's no change to the size.

Why it doesn't work
The reason your code doesn't work is this:
i will have the correct value for code that is executed immediately (e.g. the show and hover calls). But, because of the way JavaScript works, this doesn't work for callback (such as the one you give to hover). JavaScript will remember the variable, not the value of the variable at the time the callback was provided. The callback won't be called until after the loop is completed. That's why in the callbacks i will always be 5, because that was i's last value.
You can read more about that here: Closures (MDN)
Also, be aware that id's must be unique. You can't give the id "menu" to five different elements; that's what classes are for. In other words: you've got id and class backwards in your code.
How to make it work
The easiest way to circumvent the closure "problem" is to use $(this) inside the callback functions. In jQuery, the this keyword inside a callback function always points to the object which triggered the event. By using $(this) you have exactly the right jQuery object, without any fuss:
for (i=1; i<=menu_h_number; i++)
{
var currentItem = $(".web_header_mb_" + i);
currentItem
.show(1000)
.css("background", "#FF0000");
.hover(
function() { // mouseenter
$(this).css("width", 200); // <--
},
function() { // mouseleave
$(this).css("width", 300); // <--
});
}
Another thing I did in the code above is buffer the jQuery object in a local variable (currentItem). This makes your code faster, because you only have to look up the element once (instead of 6 times, in this case). You should do this as much as possible.
Also, as you can see, the hover function isn't just for the mouseover event. You can give it callbacks to handle both mouseover and mouseout.
One other thing you could do, as others have already suggested, is use a single class instead of 5 different classes. The jQuery function ($()) will actually return a collection if the query matches more than one object.
So, given the following HTML:
<div class="menu web_header_mb"></div>
<div class="menu web_header_mb"></div>
<div class="menu web_header_mb"></div>
<div class="menu web_header_mb"></div>
<div class="menu web_header_mb"></div>
You could use each(), like this:
$(".menu.web_header_mb").each(function() {
$(this)
.show(1000)
.css("background", "#FF0000");
.hover(
function() { // mouseenter
$(this).css("width", 200);
},
function() { // mouseleave
$(this).css("width", 300);
});
});
Or even this:
$(".menu.web_header_mb").
.show(1000)
.css("background", "#FF0000");
.hover(
function() { // mouseenter
$(this).css("width", 200);
},
function() { // mouseleave
$(this).css("width", 300);
});
That last one works because show(), css() and hover() all work on jQuery collections (as well as single jQuery objects). Neat, huh?

Its because the i variable is not in scope or has the latest value when the hover code is executed. Instead use this variable.
Fyi:
1. your div tag are having same ID but different classname. Instead, make them same class and different ID. Than you can make use of jQuery.each function very nicely.
hover function can have 2 arguments, first for mousein and second for mouseout. That way you can concise your code

try to use this
$(function(){
var menu_h_number=5;
for (var i=1; i <= menu_h_number;i++) {
$(".web_header_mb_"+i).show(1000)
.css("background","#FF0000")
.mouseover(function () {
$(this).css("width","200");
})
.mouseout(function () {
$(this).css("width","300");
});
}
});
Also available on jsfiddle

jQuery.hover() actually takes two arguements, mouse in and mouse out.
$(".web_header_mb_"+i).hover(
function () { $(this).css("width","200px") },
function () { $(this).css("width","300px") }
);
Actually, looking at the code, that's not really a good way of doing it. Here try it this way: Gave all the divs the same class instead iterating with a for loop, and use the $.each to give the desired events.
<div id="menu" class="web_header_mb"></div>
<div id="menu" class="web_header_mb"></div>
<div id="menu" class="web_header_mb"></div>
<div id="menu" class="web_header_mb"></div>
<div id="menu" class="web_header_mb"></div>
$.each(".web_header_mb", function (){
$(this).hover(
function () { $(this).css("width","200px") },
function () { $(this).css("width","300px") }
);
});

There's no need to loop over elements, jQuery does that for you if you just figure out the selector.
Try matching every element that has a class that starts with web_header_mb_ and then just remove elements that you don't want. If they have the right index you can :lt(5) or slice(0,5), otherwise you'll have to filter them based on the last character of the class. You can also chain methods, no need to call the selector every time :
$("[class^='web_header_mb_']").filter(function() {
var C = $(this).prop('class');
C = C.charAt(C.length-1);
return (C==1||C==2||C==3||C==4||C==5);
}).show(1000)
.css("background","#FF0000")
.on('mouseenter mouseleave', function() {
$(this).css('width', e.type==='mouseenter'?'200':300);
});
or
$("[class^='web_header_mb_']:lt(5)").show(1000)
.css("background","#FF0000")
.on('mouseenter mouseleave', function() {
$(this).css('width', e.type==='mouseenter'?'200':300);
});