i need to add input to a select option when it is selected. whenever the user selects 'other' an input box is there for the user to enter in data.
html:
<select>
<option>Choose Your Name</option>
<option>Frank</option>
<option>George</option>
<option>Other</option>
</select>
<!-- when other is selected add input
<label>Enter your Name
<input></input>
</label> -->
my jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/rynslmns/CxhGG/1/
You can use jquery .change()
to bind change event of an element.
Try this one:
HTML
<select>
<option>Choose Your Name</option>
<option>Frank</option>
<option>George</option>
<option>Other</option>
</select>
<label style="display:none;">Enter your Name
<input></input>
</label>
Jquery
$('select').change(function(){
if($('select option:selected').text() == "Other"){
$('label').show();
}
else{
$('label').hide();
}
});
Try in Fiddle
Updated:
You can also add an input-box dynamically -
HTML
<select>
<option>Choose Your Name</option>
<option>Frank</option>
<option>George</option>
<option>Other</option>
</select>
Jquery
$('select').change(function(){
if($('select option:selected').text() == "Other"){
$('html select').after("<label>Enter your Name<input></input></label>");
}
else{
$('label').remove();
}
});
Try in Fiddle
See it in action here.
HTML:
<select id="choose">
<option>Choose Your Name</option>
<option>Frank</option>
<option>George</option>
<option value="other">Other</option>
</select>
<label id="otherName">Enter your Name
<input type="text" name="othername" />
</label>
jQuery:
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#choose").on("change", function() {
if ($(this).val() === "other") {
$("#otherName").show();
}
else {
$("#otherName").hide();
}
});
});
Note the value="other"
attribute on the "Other" option. That's how the script determines if the "Other" option is selected.
Hope this helps!
Here is a pure javascript version, no jQuery needed:
<script>
// Put this script in header or above select element
function check(elem) {
// use one of possible conditions
// if (elem.value == 'Other')
if (elem.selectedIndex == 3) {
document.getElementById("other-div").style.display = 'block';
} else {
document.getElementById("other-div").style.display = 'none';
}
}
</script>
<select id="mySelect" onChange="check(this);">
<option>Choose Your Name</option>
<option>Frank</option>
<option>George</option>
<option>Other</option>
</select>
<div id="other-div" style="display:none;">
<label>Enter your Name
<input id="other-input"></input>
</label>
</div>
jsFidle
As stated before, add onChange event, link it to function and there process what should be displayed etc.