Javascript sort not working with IE9? - javascript

the problem is I have a list with contacts and when someone change his/her status I try to move them to the top of the list. Everything worked till now, with IE9, and Firefox 4 is not working. I show you the code:
function sortByStatus()
{
var divs = getElementsByClassName(document,"status_sort");
divs.sort(compare);
for (var i = 0; i < divs.length; i++)
{
$("#contact_info").append(divs[i]);
}
}
function compare(div1, div2)
{
var id1 = div1.getAttribute("id");
var id2 = div2.getAttribute("id");
if (id1 > id2)
return 1;
else if (id1 < id2)
return -1;
else
return 0;
}
Any idea or possible fix? Thank you.
update
I have tried MrBuuBuu solution and it works patially, because now the sort by status works but the alphabetic sort is not working. I had to change part of MrBuuBuu solution, the compare function, because I compare the name of the contacts with a number just before the name that represent the status (ex. 2John , 2 means offline, and 1 online) so I have to compare with '<' and '>' and return 1, -1 or 0.
But what is worst, now it doesn't work with IE7 or IE8... the sort by status is not working.
Really weird, any idea?

document.getElementsByClassName returns a NodeList, not an array. So you have to convert it to an array first. I also cleaned up your compare() function.
function compare(div1, div2)
{
var id1 = div1.id;
var id2 = div2.id;
if (id1 < id2) {
return - 1;
}
if (id1 == id2) {
return 0;
}
return 1;
}
function sortByStatus()
{
var divs = document.getElementsByClassName("status_sort");
var divArray = $.map(divs, function(div) { return div; });
divArray.sort(compare);
$.each(divArray, function(i, div){
$("#contact_info").append(div);
});
}

If you're using the browser's native getElementsByClassName function, you may be ending up with a DOM node collection that is not a sortable Array.
When you say it's not working, are you getting any errors or is it just that the array doesn't get sorted? I'm assuming you're getting an error because sort in not defined.
One thing you could try is to clone the node collection to a plain JavaScript Array before sorting:
divs = [].slice.call(divs);
divs.sort(...
I don't have IE9 to test this, but with Chrome:
// undefined
document.getElementsByClassName("someclass").sort
But:
// the sort function
[].slice.call(document.getElementsByClassName("someclass")).sort

Are you sure it has been working? There's no such function as getElementsByClassName in the global scope.
Try using document.getElementsByClassName("status_sort") instead.

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Using parent() in a for loop

I am creating a chrome extension that blocks all porn results on all torrent search engine sites.
So I am trying to retrieve the name of the torrents and check them against the array of strings containing blocked (adult/porn) words that I created. If it matches the array word then it should set the display of the parent element to none. But parent() from jQuery doesn't seem to work around this in a for loop. This is the code that I am using.
// 'blockedWords' is the array.
// '$("dl dt")' contains the words that I am checking against strings from
// the array 'blockedWords'.
for (var i = 0; i < $("dl dt").length; i++) {
for (var j = 0; j < blockedWords.length; j++) {
if($("dl dt")[i].innerText.indexOf(blockedWords[j]) > -1){
$(this).parent().style.display= "none"; // 1st Method or
$("dl dt")[i].parent().style.display= "none"; // 2nd Method
}
}
}
// 1st Method shows the error 'Cannot set property 'display' of undefined'
// 2nd Method shows the error '$(...)[i].parent is not a function'
// '$("dl dt")[i].parent().style.display' doesn't work but
// '$("dl dt").parent().style.display' doesn't work either
// '$("dl dt")[i].style.display' works perfectly without parent().
I have also tried 'parents()'.
Any help will be appreciated :).
As a newbie, I am also open to any other suggestions or recommendations.
And I would be really grateful if you could explain your code as well :)
And by the way, can you believe there are more than 500 porn companies out there :o :P :D
Since you have jQuery, you can avoid using nested for-loops using jQuery's filter() and JavaScript reduce(s,v):
// Filter function removes elements that return a false/falsey value like 0
$("dl dt").filter(function() {
// Save current element's innerText so we can use it within the reduce function
var str = $(this).text();
// Return sum of reduce function
return blockedWords.reduce(function(s, v) {
// For each item in blockedWords array, check whether it exists in the string. Add to total number of matches.
return s + !!~str.indexOf(v);
}, 0); // 0 = intial value of reduce function (number of matches)
}).parent().hide(); // Hide elements which pass through the filter function
Demo:
var blockedWords = [
'shit', 'fuck', 'sex'
];
$("dl dt").filter(function() {
var str = $(this).text();
return blockedWords.reduce(function(s, v) {
return s + !!~str.indexOf(v);
}, 0);
}).parent().hide();
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<dl><dt>this is shit</dt></dl>
<dl><dt>this is okay</dt></dl>
<dl><dt>fuck this</dt></dl>
<dl><dt>no problem</dt></dl>
<dl><dt>sex videos</dt></dl>
EDIT: I apologize for the earlier answer if you saw it, as it was incomplete. I have also added a snippet for demonstration purposes. For further explanation of the reduce algorithm, check this answer out (basically it converts the value of indexOf to either a 0 or 1, because indexOf returns -1 if not found, or another 0-indexed integer of the position if found).
JQuery's parent function returns a JQuery object with the parent element inside of it. If you want to access the element from this object you need to retrieve the element from the object using the bracket notation.
If you were to provide some HTML I would be able to test this and make sure it works, but here is some code that could get you pointed in the right direction to use mostly JQuery instead of relying on for loops with JavaScript.
JQuery Rewrite
$("dl dt").each(function(index, element){
if($.inArray(blockedWords,$(element).text()) > -1) {
$(this).parent().css("display", "block");
$(element).parent().css("display", "block");
}
})
The Answer To Your Specific Question
Change this:
$(this).parent().style.display= "none"; // 1st Method or
$("dl dt")[i].parent().style.display= "none"; // 2nd Method
to this:
$(this).parent()[0].style.display= "none"; // 1st Method or
$($("dl dt")[i]).parent()[0].style.display= "none"; // 2nd Method
optionally, you can instead use JQuery's css function like this:
$(this).parent().css("display", "none"); // 1st Method or
$($("dl dt")[i]).parent().css("display","none"); // 2nd Method

Javascript TypeError: Cannot read property 'indexOf' of undefined

In this code I want to remove an element from the cart_products array.
var cart_products = ["17^1", "19^1", "18^1"];
var product = 17;
$.each(cart_products,function(key, item) {
if(item.indexOf(product+"^") !== -1){
cart_products.splice(key, 1);
}
});
But I get this error in Google Chrome console:
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'indexOf' of undefined
Is there something wrong with the code?
Thanks for your help.
The problem is that you're modifying the array while jQuery's $.each is looping over it, so by the time it gets to the end, the entry that used to be at index 2 is no longer there. (I admit I'm a bit surprised $.each behaves that way, but I haven't used $.each in at least five years, so...)
If the goal is to remove matches from the array, the better choice is filter:
var cart_products = ["17^1", "19^1", "18^1"];
var product = 17;
cart_products = cart_products.filter(function(item) {
return item.indexOf(product+"^") === -1;
});
console.log(cart_products);
...or alternately if it's important to modify the array in-place rather than creating a new one use a boring for loop as Andreas points out looping backward through the array so it doesn't matter when you remove things:
var cart_products = ["17^1", "19^1", "18^1"];
var product = 17;
var target = product + "^";
for (var index = cart_products.length - 1; index >= 0; --index) {
if (cart_products[index].indexOf(target) !== -1) {
cart_products.splice(index, 1);
}
}
console.log(cart_products);
First of all, you don't need to use a jQuery each for this. Second, it's not a great idea to alter an array that you are operating on. If you're trying to remove elements from an array, use filter. Filter has the following signature:
someArray.filter(function(item, index, array) {
// return a value that is truthy to keep an item or falsey to remove it
})
Filter returns a new array with only the values that match what you want. That means you don't mess with your original array, which is a good idea anyways. In your case it would look like this:
var filteredProducst = cart_products.filter(function(item) {
return item.indexOf(product + "^")
})

Looping through objects in an array JS

I'm putting together this script which pulls two child elements from a containing div #mini_ads, adds them to an array. I want to be able to use the array to select them via index in order to manip. them individually.
I know I can just select them w/o even using an array of course, but I want this array as I may add multiple more elements later.
The issue is that I am not able to select the items individually by their index in the array. The current script I've got going is selecting and manipulating both objects in the array as if they're both index[0].
var miniAds = $('#mini_ads');
var elements = miniAds.children();
var changeWtime;
var adsArr = new Array();
var i = 0;
var x = 0;
adsArr.push(elements);
console.log(adsArr);
adsArr[i].css("display", "none");
var changeWtime = setInterval(function () {
for (x; x < 1; x++) {
return x;
while (x > i) {
adsArr[1].css("display", "block");
}
};
}, 5000);
console.log(x);
changeWtime;
I am not sure where I'm going wrong here. Assistance will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Issues with your code
You're creating a double array when you push elements into 'adsArr':
adsArr.push(elements);
You're throwing a return statement in the for loop:
for (x; x < 1; x++ ){
return x;
// ...
You have a double loop for no reason while inside of the for.
Solution
I was going to explain the solution to this verbally, but after coding an example I realized that there is too much to explain this is another solution similar to yours:
var miniAds = $('#mini_ads'),
elements = miniAds.children(),
i = 2,
x = 0;
elements.hide();
var changeWtime = setInterval(function () {
if ( x < i ) {
$(elements[x]).show();
}
x++;
}, 5000);
Link to example on jsbin.
Hi u should push child divs as below function does and after that i believe u can perform ur task...
var adsArr= [];
$('#mini_ads').children().each(
function(i){
adsArr.push(this);
});
In plain Javascript use .styles()
.css() which is a JQuery method but not Javascript
ref http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_htmldom_css.asp

Need help with setting multiple array values to null in a loop - javascript

I have been working on creating a custom script to help manage a secret questions form for a login page. I am trying to make all the seperate select lists dynamic, in that if a user selects a question in one, it will no longer be an option in the rest, and so on. Anyways, the problem I am having is when I try to set the variables in the other lists to null. I am currently working with only 3 lists, so I look at one list, and find/delete matches in the other 2 lists. Here is my loop for deleting any matches.
for(i=0; i<array1.length; i++) {
if(array2[i].value == txtbox1.value) {
document.questions.questions2.options[i] = null
}
if(array3[i].value == txtbox1.value) {
document.questions.questions3.options[i] = null
}
}
This works fine if both the matches are located at the same value/position in the array. But if one match is at array1[1] and the other match is at array3[7] for example, then only the first match gets deleted and not the second. Is there something I am missing? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
I don't see too many choices here, considering that the position in each array can vary.
Do it in separate loops, unless of course you repeat values in both arrays and share the same position
EDTI I figured out a simple solution, it may work, create a function. How about a function wich recives an array as parameter.
Something like this:
function finder(var array[], var valueToFound, var question) {
for (i=0; i<array.lenght; i++) {
if (array[i].value == valueToFound) {
switch (question) {
case 1: document.questions.questions1.options[i] = null;
break;
}
return;
}
}
}
I think i make my point, perhaps it can take you in the right direction
My bet is that the code isn't getting to array3[7] because either it doesn't exist or that array2 is too short and you're getting a JavaScript exception that's stopping the code from doing the check. Is it possible that array2 and array3 are shorter than array1?
It is more code, but I would do it like this:
var selectedvalue == txtbox1.value;
for(i=0; i<array2.length; i++) { // iterate over the length of array2, not array1
if(array2[i].value == selectedvalue) {
document.questions.questions2.options[i] = null;
break; // found it, move on
}
}
for(i=0; i<array3.length; i++) {
if(array3[i].value == selectedvalue) {
document.questions.questions3.options[i] = null;
break; // you're done
}
}

Check if an HTML element with the same id exists

Can this be done using javascript?
If you're trying to find out if more than one element share one id, with jQuery you could do $('[id=blah]').length - that will return a count of all elements where the id is equal to 'blah'. See the fiddle. If it's greater than 1 then you have a duplicate id.
Edit: I've tested this in Chrome, FF and IE6, and all of them show that there are two elements with the same id. I agree that it's really bad form to have more than one element share an id, but this code does work.
Maybe (if I understand the question)
if (document.getElementById('theId')) {
}
Also, in order to print all duplicates:
var elems = document.getElementsByTagName('*');
var num = elems.length;
var ids = [ ];
for(i=0; i<num; i++ ) {
var id = elems[i].getAttribute('id');
if(id != null) {
if(ids.indexOf(id) >=0 ) {
console.debug(id); // found in table
} else {
ids.push(id); // new id found, add it to array
}
}
}
if(!document.getElementById('search')) { return; }
Yes it is.
iterate thru document.getElementsByTagName('*'), use element.getAttribute('id')

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